On Thursday, Morocco's "The Blue Lake" was screened as part of the 45 Cairo International Film Festival's Horizons of Arab Cinema. It was the international premiere of the film.
Directed by Daoud Aoulad-Syad, the film introduces a different story. It revolves around Youssef, who is a blind boy, has the dream of visiting the famous Blue Lake. The Blue Lake has a myth that its waters are healing.
Youssef hears that groups of blind people visit the lake, so he hopes to visit it and take photos for the lake.
He loves photography and has a natural talent for feeling the beauty of landscapes.
The boy is an orphan and lives with his grandparents. His grandfather buys a camera for him to be happy, and company.
The boy and the grandfather have a trip together to the magical Moroccan desert to visit the lake. During the trip, the boy knows that his grandfather knows the truth about the death of his parents, so he has an inner conflict about whether to trust his grandfather again or not.
Youssef meets several people and hears dozens of stories. It is something like a minor mystical experience. He turns to believe in the truthfulness of the essence of the things, not the external form.
Aoulad-Syad focuses on the beauty of the landscape and shots of the surrounding natural world as the boy imagines in his mind.
The acting of the boy and the breathtaking beauty of Morocco add another value to the impressiveness of the film.
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