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The Unknown Saint

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A thief tries to recover a bag of money that he buried before going to jail.

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Alissa Simon Variety 05/16/2019
A droll, entertaining, absurdist fable about spirituality and greed that signals an important new talent. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International 05/15/2019
With its arid humour and sparse simplicity, this amusing first feature is filmmaking which works in near perfect harmony with its backdrop: the baked bones of desert country in Morocco's South. Go to Full Review Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter 05/15/2019
[A] slight but nonetheless pleasurable story... Go to Full Review Joseph Fahim Middle East Eye 07/03/2021
This is the rarest of beasts: a smart, side-splitting Arab comedy tackling collective faith, the presiding craving for a saviour and the primal necessity of finding meaning, or rather conjuring up one. Go to Full Review Frank J. Avella Awards Daily 02/08/2021
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The Unknown Saint, a droll and quirky satire on religious superstitions. Writer-director Alaa Eddine Aljem impresses with a film that is both suspenseful and hilarious. Go to Full Review Alex Goldstein One Room With A View 10/07/2019
The Unknown Saint is a film that really enjoys itself; it strips down to basics but finds room for plenty of wry observational humour, moments of warmth and a dash of contemplation. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Alaa Eddine Aljem

Director

Younes Bouab

Le voleur

Salah Ben Saleh

Le cerveau

Bouchaib Essamak

Hassan

Mohamed Naimane

Brahim

Anas El Baz

Kamal
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Movie Info

Synopsis A thief tries to recover a bag of money that he buried before going to jail.
Director
Alaa Eddine Aljem
Producer
Francesca Duca, Alexa Rivero
Screenwriter
Alaa Eddine Aljem
Production Co
Altamar Films, Le Moindre Geste
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 40m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)