Director and writer Rifqi Assaf's feature film The Curve will participate at the 5th Festival International de Cinéma et Mémoire Commune de Nador (International Festival of Common Memory Cinema in Nador) (2-7 May). Taking part at the Films Long-métrages de Fiction en Competition (Long Feature Films Competition), the screening will be attended by director/writer Rifqi Assaf alongside star Ashraf Barhoum.

Festival International de Cinéma et Mémoire Commune aims to contribute effectively to link the city of Nador with the cinematic scenes in Morocco before the disappearing of the oldest-standing theatres in the country.

The Curve had its world premiere at the Muhr Feature Competition within the 12th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) Written and directed by Rifqi Assaf, The Curve stars Palestinian actor Ashraf Barhoum, Syrian actress Fatina Layla, Lebanese actor Mazen Moadam and Jordanian Ashraf Telfah. The Curve is about Radi, who leads a reclusive life in his own van, finds himself on a road trip with three strangers that alters his clockwork and very private lifestyle.

The film is a joint production between Jordanian Rula Nasser (The Imaginarium Films), Egyptian Mohamed Hefzy (Film Clinic) and FrenchXénia Maingo (Eaux Vives Productions). MAD Solutions is handling the film's distribution and marketing worldwide.