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The Unknown Saint, is a 2020 Qatari movie, directed by Alaa Eddine Aljem, and starring Younes Bouab, Salah Bensalah, Bouchaib Essamak, with a runtime of 101 minutes. Content rating: 12.
The Unknown Saint is a Moroccan black comedy film that blends crime, irony, and folk spirituality into a sharp, entertaining narrative. A seasoned thief, freshly released from prison, returns to the remote location where he buried his stolen loot years earlier — only to discover that the very spot has been transformed into a pilgrimage shrine dedicated to an unidentified saint. Locals flock to the site seeking blessings, unaware of what lies beneath. Caught between the need to reclaim his ill-gotten fortune and the absurdity of his situation, the thief must navigate faith, superstition, and his own criminal past. The film is a sardonic look at coincidence, community, and the strange twists of fate.
Filmed in: Agafay Desert.
The Unknown Saint is a 2019 internationally co-produced comedy-drama film directed by Alaa Eddine Aljem. It was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Distributed by: Netflix, Condor.
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2021
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