The Bitter Orange (Arabic: البرتقالة المرة) is a 2007 Moroccan film directed by Bouchra Ijork starring Houda Rihani and Youssef Joundy set in Asilah in the 1980s.
[2][3] The story of the film revolves around a girl who falls in love with a police officer who catches her picking bitter oranges.
[1] Ijork sought to present authentic Moroccanness in all details of the film: clothing, decoration, makeup, and music.
[1] She also cited criticisms of Moroccan love stories as lacking emotional expression as a driving source of inspiration to prove the opposite.
[1] The film The Bitter Orange made of its stars Houda Rihani and Youssef Joundy an in-demand on-screen couple.