Nov. 2 (UPI) — The Marrakech Film Festival has announced The Debut as its opening night film.
The 23rd annual festival will take place Nov. 20 to 28 in Marrakesh, Morocco.
The Debut is a musical comedy from The Social Network actor and A Real Pain writer, director and star Jesse Eisenberg.
Julianne Moore stars as Mona, a shy housewife who is pushed to her personal and creative limits after taking a small role in a community theater musical.
Eisenberg, Paul Giamatti, Halle Berry, Havana Rose Liu, Colton Ryan, Lilli Cooper, Maulik Pancholy and Bernadette Peters also star.
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The Marrakech Film Festival also announced the full lineup for its upcoming edition, which features a selection of 76 films from 39 countries.
This year, 14 films will compete for the festival’s highest honor, the Etoile d’Or, including Yoon Dan-bi’s The World Before, Marie-Clementine’s Dusabejambo’s Ben’imana, and Abdallah Al-Khatib’s Chronicles from the Siege.
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