Ten year-old Yachine and his 13-year-old brother Hamid live in Sidi Moumen, an impoverished slum on the outskirts of Casablanca. Hamid, though just a child, works hard to sustain his family by any means, but eventually he gets involved with the "wrong crowd" and becomes one of the local neighborhood bosses. He continues to protect his brother Yachine - until the day he is thrown into prison. After years in jail, Hamid returns home a changed man: he is now an Islamic fundamentalist. He persuades Yachine and his pals to join, and the Imam Abou Zoubeir, their spiritual leader, begins to direct their physical and mental preparation - and one day, he tells them they have been chosen to become martyrs.
Keywords
- Best Novels Adaptation
- Cannes: Un Certain Regard
- Festival de Cannes
- Maghreb Cinema
- Africa
- family
- religion
- struggle
Actors
- Abdelhakim Rachid
- Abdelilah Rachid
- Ahmed El Idrissi Amrani
- Hamza Souideq
- Saïd Lalaoui
- Achraf Aafir
Director
- Nabil Ayouch
Drama
1h 55min
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A fictional account of the lives of the men responsible for the suicide bombings in Casablanca in 2003.
A fictional account of the lives of the men responsible for the suicide bombings in Casablanca in 2003.
Ten year-old Yachine and his 13-year-old brother Hamid live in Sidi Moumen, an impoverished slum on the outskirts of Casablanca. Hamid, though just a child, works hard to sustain his family by any means, but eventually he gets involved with the "wrong crowd" and becomes one of the local neighborhood bosses. He continues to protect his brother Yachine - until the day he is thrown into prison. After years in jail, Hamid returns home a changed man: he is now an Islamic fundamentalist. He persuades Yachine and his pals to join, and the Imam Abou Zoubeir, their spiritual leader, begins to direct their physical and mental preparation - and one day, he tells them they have been chosen to become martyrs.
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Cast & Crew
Director
Nabil Ayouch
Cast
Abdelhakim Rachid
Cast
Abdelilah Rachid
Cast
Ahmed El Idrissi Amrani
Cast
Hamza Souideq
Cast
Saïd Lalaoui
Cast
Achraf Aafir