The Unknown Saint

Name: The Unknown Saint
Director: Alaa Eddine Aljem
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2020-01-01
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Younes Bouab, Salah Bensalah, Bouchaib Essamak, Mohamed Naimane, Anas El Baz

2020 · 101 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy, Drama

Following a stint behind bars, a thief returns to where he buried his loot, only to find that his hiding spot is now a shrine to an unknown saint.

Directed by Alaa Eddine Aljem · Written by Alaa Eddine Aljem

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Younes Bouab The thief
Salah Bensalah The brain
Bouchaib Essamak Hassan
Mohamed Naimane Brahim
Anas El Baz The doctor
Hassan Ben Badida The nurse
Abdelghani Kitab The guard
Ahmed Yarziz The barber
Rachid El Adouani The pilgrim
Mohamed El Moutamassik The receptionist
Abdelghani Benizza Brahim's neighbor
Adam Morjani Aziz's son

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