Mohammed VI - The Limits of Power

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2022 / 62min.

Rating8

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Synopsis

Twenty-third sovereign of the Alawite dynasty established in Morocco since the seventeenth century, Mohammed VI took over from his father Hassan II in 1999, and from the moment of his coronation, he positioned himself as a "king of the poor", close to the people. Naturally shy, he prefers to act rather than speak, defining a modern style of governance that has earned him great popularity from the start. Married to a young computer engineer, he asserted a policy of liberalization of morals and even made a critical review of the period of repression led by his father during the years of lead. However, he faces opposition from conservatives, which leads to the election of the Islamist PJD (Party of Justice and Development) as head of government, following the Arab Spring of 2011.

Directors

Vanina Kanban

Actors

Bill Clinton

Mohamed Tozy

King Hassan II

Noureddine Ayouch

Jacques Chirac

King Mohammed VI

Fouad Abdelmoumni

King Mohammed V

Vanina Kanban

Prince Moulay Rachid

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