Jamila Charik

The story revolves around a journalist named Hamid, who works for a local newspaper and is forced to write articles published under his editor’s name (Idris) due to his difficult financial circumstances, even though he does not agree with the ideas his editor presents to him. He strives to break free from this situation and prove himself as a playwright.

Volubilis is a tale of love in a world of despair, of beauty among the ruins. In the Moroccan city of Meknès, recently married Abdelkader and Malika struggle to make ends meet. They dream of leaving the family house and finally starting a life of their own together. But one day at work, Abdelkader gets mixed up in a violent incident that will turn their lives upside down.

The film follows Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyah, wife of husband Prince Yusuf ibn Tashfin, founder of the city of Marrakech during the Almoravid era