The Unknown Saint

Jan 1, 2020

1h 41m

★ 6.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Le Moindre Geste

Altamar Films

Chadwell International

CNC

Centre Cinématographique Marocain

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Cast

The thief

Younes Bouab

The brain

Salah Bensalah

Hassan

Bouchaib Essamak

Brahim

Mohamed Naimane

The doctor

Anas El Baz

The nurse

Hassan Ben Badida

The guard

Abdelghani Kitab

The barber

Ahmed Yarziz

The pilgrim

Rachid El Adouani

The receptionist

Mohamed El Moutamassik

Brahim's neighbor

Abdelghani Benizza

Aziz's son

Adam Morjani

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