Bouchra vs Please
Please is the shorter watch at 9m compared with 1h 23m. Both are animation, comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bouchra
Please| Bouchra | Please | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 23m | 9m |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Drama | Animation, Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Meriem Bennani, Orian Barki | Anna Mantzaris |
| Main cast | Daniel Arnold, Meriem Bennani, Orian Barki, Fayçal Azizi, Ariana Faye Allensworth | Stellan Skarsgård, Ika Nord, Molly Nilsson, Jonatan Unge |
Synopsis
Bouchra
Wrestling with writer’s block for her first film, Bouchra, a queer Moroccan jackal living in NYC, starts having difficult yet overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca that begin influencing the project. Balancing the precarity of working as an artist, the rift in her cultural identity and an array of romantic interests, Bouchra’s emotional reckoning becomes her path to expression.
Please
A dark comedy about humankind’s desire to love and to be loved. Centred around neediness, intimacy and romance. Told through a series of loosely connected, tender and absurd scenes, the film follows people who are searching for closeness and acceptance. In a world that preaches self-control, the film explores the sides we try to hide, such as feeling needy and pathetic. The stories overlap and reappear, gradually forming a portrait of…