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A Prayer for the Absent
A Prayer for the Absent
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A Prayer for the Absent

Original Title: La prière de l'absent

1995
1h 33m
Comedy
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1995

Runtime

1h 33m

Storyline

In Morocco, during the resistance and struggle for independence in the 1950s, Mokhtar, a cultured young man from a middle-class family in Fez, is the unwitting cause of Yamna's downfall, and she must pay a high price to regain her dignity and freedom.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Jan 2, 1995
Languages
Arabic
French
Director
Hamid Benani
Hamid Benani
Production
Les Films du Phoenix
Les Films du Phoenix
Les Lumières de la Ville
Les Lumières de la Ville
Production Countries
France
Morocco

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Saadia Azgoun

Saadia Azgoun

Yemna

Hamid Basket

Hamid Basket

Mokhtar

Ahmed Tayeb Laalej

Abdelkebir Rguegda

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