Mehdi Al Manjra, The Man Who Forewarned About The Pains of War

Ousmane, a young Senegalese albino, and his mother Aïchata flee their homeland to escape the marginalization and death threats from local sorcerers. They embark on a perilous journey to Europe. Their desert crossing exposes them to constant dangers and the cruel indifference of unscrupulous individuals. At the heart of this odyssey, they discover the depth of the human soul, between compassion and cruelty, forging a path toward light despite the surrounding darkness.

The Town of Owls is an isolated residential community situated in the High Atlas Mountains. It is inhabited by families and guards of a secret political prison camp, which remained out of history for a long time until the early 1990s. Guards spend their long days back and forth between the secret prison and the village, through a suspension bridge built upon a deep valley that connects the village with the fortress prison.

Abbas a retired postman, who has spent his life harming people, assuming no responsibility for others, is one day sentenced to death for involvement in a fatal accident. One day before his execution, a ghost visits him in his cell to sign a pact: he will gain freedom for 24 hours and will try to reconcile with all the people for whom he has hurt in the past, if he successful, he will avoid the death penalty. Will Abbass succeed in accomplishing his mission?