Overview
The true story of Moroccan writer Mohamed Choukri, who grew up in poverty and illiteracy, with a violent father and a submissive mother who was the family's sole source of support.
Cast
- Saïd Taghmaoui as Young Mohamed Choukri
- Fayçal Zeghadi as Mohamed Choukri (13 years old)
- Billal Lahsini as Mohamed Choukri (6 years old)
- Karim Benhadj as Taferseti
- Sanaa Alaoui as Mimouna (Mohamed's mother)
- David Halevim as Haddou (Mohamed's father)
- Marzia Tedeschi as Sallafa (bald woman)
- Ahmed El Kouraichi as Kabil (smuggler)
- Jamil Hammoudi as Ali
- Francesca Codispoti as Harrouda (prostitute)