The Unknown Saint

2019 film

  • 15 May 2019 (2019-05-15) (Cannes)
Running time
126 minutesCountriesMorocco
France
QatarLanguageArabic

The Unknown Saint is a 2019 internationally co-produced comedy-drama film directed by Alaa Eddine Aljem. It was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1]

Synopsis

A robber buries his loot at the top of a hill in the desert, only to return years later to find it has become a shrine.[2]

Cast

  • Younes Bouab as The thief
  • Salah Bensalah as The Brain
  • Bouchaib Semmak as Hassan
  • Hassan Ben Badida as The Nurse
  • Mohammed Nouaimane as Brahim
  • Anas El Baz as The doctor

See also

References

  1. ^ "A film by Alaa Eddine Aljem represents Morocco in the 2021 Oscar preselection". En24 News. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Film Review: 'The Unknown Saint'". Variety. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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