Jahilya
2018 · 94 min · Drama
A tragicomic story of several characters caught in a historic event, the cancellation of the sheep Aid in 1996: Lofti the amnesic, Mounir who is rejected by the family of the woman he wans to marry, a child who can't understand this cancellation and a person who needs help to commit suicide.
Directed by Hicham Lasri · Written by Hicham Lasri
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Mostafa El Houari Lotfi -
Salma Ed-Dlimi Rita -
Hassan Ben Badida Ali - R Rami Fijjaj Yaya
- M Moulay Hassan Alaoui Lotfi's Father
- Z Zoubir Abou Al Fadl Ali's Son
- Z Zoubida Akif Maid
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Malek Akhmiss Mr. Jolnir -
Nisrin Erradi Fati - J Jalal Boulftaim Chauffeur
- Y Youssef Lemrabet Haj Kabir
- M Mohamed Aouragh Mounir
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