Wassit

At a glance

Wassit, is a 2017 Moroccan movie, directed by Moulay Taieb BOUHANANA, and starring Nabil El Mansouri, Hamid Najah, Nisrin Erradi. with a runtime of 25 minutes.

Overview

Wassit is an Algerian short film blending science fiction and comedy around an unlikely encounter in a police cell. An old man finds himself sharing the space with a peculiar young stranger who claims to have traveled from a distant galaxy on a mission of cosmic urgency: he is searching for the one thing known only to the inhabitants of Earth, the sole item capable of saving his planet from extinction. The film uses its absurdist premise to explore themes of connection and discovery, delivering an imaginative and gently humorous story in a compact format.

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