Horses of God ( Les chevaux de Dieu )

Horses of God (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Les chevaux de Dieu
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Arabic ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
113 min + 32 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
France ( France, Benelux )
Morocco ( Africa, Middle East )
Tunisia ( Africa, Middle East )

Directed By:
Nabil Ayouch

Written By:
Jamal Belmahi
Mahi Binebine

Actors:
Abdelhakim Rachi ..... Yacine
Abdelilah Rachid ..... Hamid
Hamza Souidek ..... Nabil
Ahmed El Idrissi Amrani ..... Fouad

Synopsis:

In Horses of God, Nabil Ayouch tells the story of two young soccer-loving friends, Yachine and Nabil, growing up under the fierce protection of Yachine's older brother, Hamid. But in the sprawling slums of Sidi Moumen, not even Hamid can defend them against the harshness and injustice of the life that surrounds them. Fed up with that life, Hamid throws a rock at a police car and earns himself two years in prison. When he returns, an eerie calm masks his newfound zealotry, and his fundamentalist friends seem to exercise a powerful influence. Inspired by the real-life 2003 terrorist attacks in Casablanca, Ayouch's film is a thoughtful and affecting inquiry into how ordinary people come to do desperate, unfathomable things. A major achievement by one of North Africa's most important filmmakers, the film was hugely successful both at Cannes and in its native Morocco and has won acclaim from public and critics alike.

Inspired by the true story of a terrorist attack that took place in Casablanca in 2003, 'God's Horses' is based on 'The Stars of Sidi Moumen' by Moroccan novelist and painter Mahi Binebine. The story follows two brothers who live in Sidi Moumen, a poor neighbourhood in Casablanca, over the course of a decade. In childhood, they seek out adventures and excitement, and have all the dreams of the future that come with youth. Eventually, however, they are lured toward extremist views and terrorism. Renowned director Nabil Ayouch filmed in a neighbourhood similar to Sidi Moumen and worked with non-professional actors from the area to capture a haunting realist feel. The film was hugely successful in its native Morocco and has won acclaim from public and critics alike; it was the only Arab film in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival this year.

A fictional account of the lives of the men responsible for the suicide bombings in Casablanca in 2003.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 27 January, 2014.

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