Itto
- Drama
Filmed in French Morocco, Itto's dialogue is spoken primarily in the tribal Chleuh language. The jingoistic story concerns a series of clashes between French occupational forces and a rebellious Chleuh chieftain. Itto (Simone Berriau), chief's daughter, becomes embroiled in a romance with a Moroccan tribesman who has gone over to the French side. It is implied in Itto that it's okay to betray one's own people if it will preserve French colonialism in Africa. To modern viewers, the rampant chauvinism in Itto is a difficult pill to swallow.
- Directed by
- Jean Benoît-Lévy, Marie Epstein
- Written by
- Georges Duvernoy
- Based on
- Maurice Le Glay
Cast
- Simone Berriau
- Moulay Ibrahim
- Aisha Fadah
- Ben Brick
- Simone Bourday
- Pauline Carton
- Maïa Severin
- Gina Yanne
- Sylvette Fillacier
- Mohand Youssef
- Sitti Saïd
- Hubert Prélier