Itto

Itto

117 mins | Drama | Dec. 31, 1934

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.

Itto

117 mins | Drama | Dec. 31, 1934

Itto
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.
Producers
Original title Itto
Directors Jean Benoît-Lévy, Marie Epstein
Writers Maurice Le Glay, Georges Duvernoy, Étienne Rey, Roger Féral

Cast

Simone Berriau

as Itto

Moulay Ibrahim

as Hamou

Aisha Fadah

as Aisha

Ben Brick

as Miloud

Simone Bourday

as Françoise

Pauline Carton

as Tante Anna

Maïa Severin

as Madame Dumontier

Gina Yanne

as La journaliste

Sylvette Fillacier

as La blédarde

Mohand Youssef

as Le père de Miloud

Sitti Saïd

as Saïd

Hubert Prélier

as Le médecin

Camille Bert

as Le colonel

Roland Caillaux

as Lieutenant Jean Dumontier

Pierre Sarda

as L'officier des renseignements