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Hajj Quichotte—a dusty old cart driver—is forced to drive a three-wheeled vehicle when the authorities seize his horse. He opens his eyes to the modern world he doesn't know and decides, after an accident, to run away and try to make up for a past he abandoned 30 years ago.
Hajj Quichotte—a dusty old cart driver—is forced to drive a three-wheeled vehicle when the authorities seize his horse. He opens his eyes to the modern world he doesn't know and decides, after an accident, to run away and try to make up for a past he abandoned 30 years ago. It's the beginning of an epic journey that will take him from north of Morocco all through the Arab world!

Credits

Director
Hicham Lasri
Screenwriter
Hicham Lasri
Producer
Lamia Chraibi
Cast
Rachid El Ouali - Favoured Hanane Messaoudi - Favoured Faty Jaouhari - Favoured Mohamed Nadif - Favoured Salah Ben Salah - Favoured

About the Director

Hicham Lasri
Hicham Lasri is a Moroccan filmmaker born in Casablanca in 1977. He studied economics and law, then wrote plays, novels, and screenplays before turning to film. In 2011, he directed his first feature film, 'The End', which received critical acclaim. In 'They are the Dogs' (2013), he draws parallels between the Arab Spring of 2011 and the 1981 "bread riots" in Morocco, offering a beautiful tour thr
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