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Tangier 4 May 2016

Munir takes me to the terrace of La Tangerina, a ryad in the Kasbah overlooking a slightly overcast sea, under a cotton-candy haze that blurs the horizon. Munir does not wear his ponytail today. When I remark on it, he produces an elastic band, ready to conform to my previous image of him, with a mischievous smile. I decline. Hence the photo… He has an open face, a direct and frank gaze and does not mince words or emotions.

Q – Why Tangier?

A – I did not study cinema. I did commercials in Berlin and started my own producing company and worked there for years. I grew up in Berlin and had not gone back to Morocco since the age of 16: no freedom – back then in the thick of les années de plomb, there was no space to breathe and I wanted none of that Morocco. Then, in 2004, I returned to Morocco and stayed for six months. I started to love the place, the people. The regime was changing, there was a new king who was opening things up. I decided to t Biography of barack obama!