Marrakesh Oil and Ladies of Solitude: A Debate About Prostitution Through the Analysis of the Moroccan Movie “Much Loved”

Authors

  • Flávia X. M. Paniz State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2446-5240.malala.2017.138684

Keywords:

Morocco – Gender – Prostitution.

Abstract

The article critically reviews the movie “Much Loved”, written and directed by the French-Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Youch and displayed at the 2015 Cannes Movie Festival. The film tells the story of four Moroccan women who work as prostitutes in the city of Marrakesh. This article discusses the dilemmas in contemporary academic debates about prostitution, aiming to show how the construction of the characters on the screenplay fits and also transcends some of the analytical and political perspectives on sex work discussed at social sciences today.

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Author Biography

  • Flávia X. M. Paniz, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

    Doutoranda do Programa de Pós Graduação em Sociologia da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) e realiza pesquisa sobre questões de gênero e feminismo pós-colonial no contexto contemporâneo da Questão Curda.

Published

2017-10-03

How to Cite

Paniz, F. X. M. (2017). Marrakesh Oil and Ladies of Solitude: A Debate About Prostitution Through the Analysis of the Moroccan Movie “Much Loved”. Malala, 5(8), 105-114. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2446-5240.malala.2017.138684