The true story of Moroccan writer Mohamed Choukri, who grew up in poverty and illiteracy, with a violent father and a submissive mother who was the family's sole source of support.
as Young Mohamed Choukri
as Mohamed Choukri (13 years old)
as Mohamed Choukri (6 years old)
as Taferseti
as Mimouna (Mohamed's mother)
as Haddou (Mohamed's father)
as Sallafa (bald woman)
as Kabil (smuggler)
as Ali
as Harrouda (prostitute)
as Bushra (deaf-mute)
as The Spaniard
as Boualem (cafe owner)
as Prison guard
as Abdelmalek (the scribe)
as Marwani (the revolutionary)
as Assia (girl in the garden)
as Prostitute 2
as Rhimou (Mohamed's little sister)
as Student
