The Sea Is Behind (, ) is a 2014 Moroccan drama film directed by Hicham Lasri. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.

Plot

In a world devoid of color, Tarek, a desperate and disheartened young man with a passion for dance, finds himself exploited by his own father. His father uses Tarek’s love for dancing to force him to perform in women’s costumes atop a horse-drawn cart at popular festivities. As a result, society labels him as sexually deviant, subjecting him to relentless harassment.