The Mother of All Lies

The Mother of All Lies

2023

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96 mins

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Directed by Asmae El Moudir
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Documentary
Award Winner

In this Cannes award-winning documentary, a Moroccan woman's search for truth gets tangled with a web of lies in her... More

In this Cannes award-winning documentary, a Moroccan woman's search for truth gets tangled with a web of lies in her family's history. As a daughter and filmmaker, Asmae fuses personal and national history as she reflects on the 1981 Bread Riots, drawing out connections to contemporary Morocco.

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The Mother of All Lies is available to stream in... More Australia now on SBS On Demand.

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The Mother of All Lies | Ratings & Reviews

100_%33 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating

"Distinctive documentary."

"A handmade tale about shocking buried secrets."

"Inventive and moving."

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The Mother of All Lies | Details

Directed by

Asmae El Moudir

Cast

Asmae El Moudir

Award winner: Un Certain Regard - Best Director (Asmae El Moudir), Cannes 2023
Runtime: 96
Genre: Documentary
Country of origin: Egypt, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

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