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Autisto

Next date: Apr 7, 2026 - click here for time schedule - English

Morocco / 2024 / Arabic w/English subtitles / 114 min / Drama, Mystery, Suspense

Director, Writer: Jerome Cohen-Olivar; Producers: Zhor Rose Fassi-Fihri. Key Cast: Lounba Abidar.

Malika is the mother of Adam, a boy with severe autism. She lives in constant fear of one day leaving him behind. Her life swings between terror, loneliness, uncertainty, and outbursts yet also love, complicity, hope, and fleeting freedom. After a tragic event, Malika considers placing Adam in a specialized facility. In her despair, an unexpected encounter changes everything.

Mahmoud, a cemetery keeper with torn clothes and a wild gaze, speaks with the dead at night and dances to music by day. He and Adam bond instantly, communicating not with words but with their souls. They grow inseparable, sharing wild adventures. But their closeness soon becomes unsettling, and Malika, uneasy with this new friendship, finally asks Mahmoud to stay away from her son.