Dima Punk

Dominique Caubet

How does it work: being punk in Morocco?

Dominique Caubet | France | 2019 | 62 minutes | OmenglUT

“Once punk (always punk)” – this is the meaning of the title – tells the story of Stof. With his mohawk he is a rare bird in Casablanca’s poorer quarters. Nevertheless, he stands exemplary for a Moroccan youth: hungry for life and penniless. Stof pays a high price for his clearly visible resistance to the social pressure to adapt. He comes back from prison changed – but still as a punk.