In the Name of the Brother

At a glance

In the Name of the Brother, is a 2013 Moroccan movie, directed by Youssef Ait Mansour. with a runtime of 50 minutes.

Overview

Director’s brother, Mustapha, disappeared for almost one year. He cut any contact with us, his family that lived then in fear and distress. One evening, after his long absence, the mother received a phone call. He had settled down in the Madrasa Nahlia, a Koranic school of religious teaching in the mountains, 90 km from Marrakech. Through a monologue in the form of a letter, the director dialogues with his brother, remembering their childhood and observing the simplicity, austerity and serenity of the madrasa.

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