Marrakech International Film Festival 2023 opening night - in pictures

  • Director Melita Toscan Du Plantier, left, and actor Mads Mikkelsen, at the screening of Hit Man during the 20th Marrakech International Film Festival. EPA
    Director Melita Toscan Du Plantier, left, and actor Mads Mikkelsen, at the screening of Hit Man during the 20th Marrakech International Film Festival. EPA
  • Willem Dafoe, left, and filmmaker Giada Colagrande on the red carpet during the opening ceremony. EPA
    Willem Dafoe, left, and filmmaker Giada Colagrande on the red carpet during the opening ceremony. EPA
  • Actress Jessica Chastain on the red carpet. EPA
    Actress Jessica Chastain on the red carpet. EPA
  • Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. EPA
    Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. EPA
  • Actress Tilda Swinton on the red carpet. EPA
    Actress Tilda Swinton on the red carpet. EPA
  • Writer Leila Slimani. EPA
    Writer Leila Slimani. EPA
  • Dafoe and Mikkelsen, who received a lifetime achievement award. EPA
    Dafoe and Mikkelsen, who received a lifetime achievement award. EPA
  • From left, Camille Cottin, Dee Rees, Dafoe, Joel Edgerton, Mikkelsen with his career achievement award, Chastain, Slimani, Joanna Hogg, Tarik Saleh, Zar Amir Ebrahim, and Alexander Skarsgard on stage during the opening ceremony. EPA
    From left, Camille Cottin, Dee Rees, Dafoe, Joel Edgerton, Mikkelsen with his career achievement award, Chastain, Slimani, Joanna Hogg, Tarik Saleh, Zar Amir Ebrahim, and Alexander Skarsgard on stage during the opening ceremony. EPA
  • Chastain takes to the stage. EPA
    Chastain takes to the stage. EPA
  • Actress Aouatefe Lahmani on the red carpet. EPA
    Actress Aouatefe Lahmani on the red carpet. EPA
  • Actress Fatima Ezzahra El Jaouhari. EPA
    Actress Fatima Ezzahra El Jaouhari. EPA
  • Tarik Saleh on the red carpet. AP
    Tarik Saleh on the red carpet. AP