School of Hope
In the vast expanse of desert East of Atlas Mountains in Morocco, seasonal rain and snow once supported livestock, but now the drought seems to never end. Hardly a blade of grass can be seen, and families travel miles on foot to get water from a muddy hole in the ground. Yet the children willingly ride donkeys and bicycles or walk for miles across rocks to a "school of hope" built of clay. Following both the students and the teachers in the Oulad Boukais Tribe's community school for over three years, SCHOOL OF HOPE shows students Mohamed, Miloud, Fatima, and their classmates, responding with childish glee to the school's altruistic young teacher, Mohamed. Each child faces individual obstacles - supporting their aging parents; avoiding restrictions from relatives based on traditional gender roles - while their young teacher makes do in a house with no electricity or water.
Directed by Mohamed El Aboudi · Written by Mohamed El Aboudi
Cast
- Kaddour Errahmany Self
- Mohamed Errahmany Self
- Ali Errahmany Self
- Toumi Dahbi Self
- Miloud Dahbi Self
- Kaddour Dahbi Self
Make it a double feature
2h 34m together
School of Hope
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