24 Jun 2000
I Want to Be
The short drama film follows the daily life of the Juan and Jorge, two brothers living on the streets of Mexico City. It won an Academy Award in 2001 for Best Live Action Short Film.
Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets
Ali, Kwita, Omar and Boubker are street kids. The daily dose of glue sniffing represents their only escape from reality. Since they left Dib and his gang, they have been living on the portside of Casablanca. They live in constant fear of Dib's revenge. Ali wants to become a sailor - when he was living with his mother, a prostitute, he used to listen to a fairy tale about the sailor who discovered the miracle island with two suns. Instead of finding his island in the dream, Ali and his friends are confronted with Dib's gang. Matters are getting serious.
Top Billed Cast
Mounïm Kbab Kwita
Hicham Moussoune Boubker
Mustapha Hansali Omar
Abdelhak Zhayra Ali Zaoua
Saïd Taghmaoui Dib
Amal Ayouch Madame Zaoua
Mohamed Majd Le pêcheur
Hicham Ibrahimi Le Marin
Nadia Ould Hajjaj La Lycéenne
Ahmed Naim Père de la lycéenne
Meriame Raiss Amie de la lycéenne
Abdelkader Lofti Propriétaire droguerie
Jalil Essahli Khalid
Karim Merzak Enfant du marabout
Halima Frizi Aicha la Sorcière
Khalid Ghanimi Shita
Mohamed Ajmil Barrito
Tarik El Hichou Chino
Mohamed Ezzanati Nemss
Jalila Boulhimez La Journaliste
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