The Unknown Saint

A Feature film of

Alaa Eddine Aljem

Production year2019

French release01/01/2020

Runtime

1h 40m

Synopsis

Moments before his capture by police, a thief digs a grave to hide a bag of money.
Released from prison years later he returns to retrieve the bag, only to find a shrine to an Unknown Saint build directly over his loot, and a brand new village constructed all around it.

Credits

Director (1)

Alaa Eddine Aljem
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Actors (8)

Younès Bouab

Salah Ben Salah

Bouchaib Essamak

Mohamed Naimane

Anas El Baz

Hassan Ben Badida

Abdelghani Kitab

Ahmed Yarziz

Production and distribution (4)

Co-production : Altamar Films

Foreign production company : Le Moindre Geste Production

Film exports/foreign sales : The Match Factory

French distribution : Condor

Full credits (9)

Screenwriter : Alaa Eddine Aljem

Director of Photography : Amine Berrada

Music Composer : Amine Bouhafa

Editor : Lilian Corbeille

Sound recordists : Yassine Bellouquid, Paul Jousselin, Matthieu Deniau

Foreign producer : Francesca Duca

Co-producer : Alexa Rivero

Press Attachés (film) : Laurence Granec, Vanessa Fröchen

Production Designer : Kaoutar Haddioui

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Technical details

Type : Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Production language : Arabic
Coproducer countries : Morocco (65.31%), France (34.69%)
Original French-language productions : No
Nationality : Minority French (Morocco, France)
Production year : 2019
French release : 01/01/2020
Runtime : 1 h 40 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 149.578
Approval : Yes
Color type : Color

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News & awards

News (4)

French films at the 2020 Rotterdam International Film Festival

24 JANUARY 2020

Festivals & events

French films to have a strong presence at the London Film Festival

18 SEPTEMBER 2019

News in brief

Selections (11)

CINEMANIA Francophone Film Festival
Canada, 2020
Official Selection
Helsinki Film Festival
Finland, 2020
African Express
Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR)
The Netherlands, 2020
Bright Future
Mostra - São Paulo International Film Festival
Brazil, 2019
Competição Novos Diretores

Delegations (2)

Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR)
The Netherlands, 2020
Director : Alaa Eddine Aljem
Sarajevo Film Festival
Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2019
Producer : Francesca Duca
Director : Alaa Eddine Aljem

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Complément festivals

2020

Neues Volskino Klagenfurt (January 27-30) - Austria
Bengalauru IFF (February 26 - March 4) - India
New African FF (March 15-19) - USA
Mi-World Yooung FF (March 23-28) - Italy
African, Asian and Latin American FF (March 21-29) - Italy
Middle East Now (March 31 - April 5) - Italy
Arabisches FF Berlin (April 1-8) - Germany
Mooov FF (April 21 - May 3) - Belgium
Newcastle Film Society (May 2020) Australia

2019

Sydney IFF, Special screening section (June 5 - 16) - Australia
Darwin IFF (September 12-22) - Australia
Bergen IFF (September 25 - October 3) - Norway
Bogota IFF (October 10-16) - Colombia
Philadelphia FF (October 17-27) - USA
Morelia IFF (October 18-27) - Mexico
Valladolid IFF (October 19-26) - Spain
Vevey Funny IFF (October 24-27) - Switzerland
Minsk IFF (November 1-8) - Belarus
Stockholm IFF (November 06 - 17) - Sweden
Cork FF (November 7-17) - Ireland
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (November 14-22) - Canada
Festival du cinéma méditerranéen de Bruxelles (November 28 - December 7) - Belgium
Kerala IFF (December 6-12) - India
Chenai IFF (December 12-19) - India
AfryKamera Film Festival (December 12-19) - Poland