Romaissa

Showings

The Main 5 Sat, Apr 13 2:00 PM
The Main 5 Sun, Apr 21 1:00 PM
Film Info
Accessibility:HI
Captions:SUB
Festival:MSPIFF43
Original Title:Romaissa
Premiere Status:Minnesota Premiere
Festival Programs:Nextwave Family Features
Films by Women
Release Year:2022
Runtime:73 min
Country/Region:Netherlands
Language:Dutch
Tamazight
Print Source:Juliet / SKOOP Media
Trailer:https://vimeo.com/798742089
Tags:Coming-of-Age
Drama
Family
SWANA Stories
Fantasy
Women Directors
Cast/Crew
Director:Fadua El Akchaoui
Producer:Iris Otten
Sander van Meurs
Marina Blok
Cinematographer:Ezra Reverda
Screenwriter:Yücel Kopal
Fadua El Akchaoui
Editor:Joshua Menco
Composer:Memru Renjaan
Principal Cast:Malak Fatih
Jahlay van Bosse
Zineb Fallouk
Jaike Belfor
Stefan Rokebrand
Mamoun EL Younoussi

Description

When Romaissa learns that her beloved Rotterdam apartment building is threatened by a greedy developer’s plans to tear it down, she enlists her best friend Lionel to join her in organizing their eccentric community of tenants to save their homes. Fueled by righteous fury, Romaissa discovers that she has secret supernatural powers, but will they be enough to stop the gentrifier’s demolition? Meanwhile, Romaissa also faces the additional challenges of mean girls at school, social media humiliation, and a mother struggling with depression. This heartfelt urban tale about an extraordinary girl celebrates the idealism of children and the importance of listening to them when things aren’t right. Age 11+ –Deb Girdwood