In the heart of Rabat’s old Medina, 13-year-old Said secretly collects empty beer bottles to buy food for a dog he’s hiding, defying cultural and religious expectations.
Said, a 13-year-old living in Rabat’s old Medina, spends his summer collecting empty beer bottles to sell. Driven by compassion, he uses the earnings to feed a dog he secretly cares for, challenging his family’s and community’s beliefs about what is ‘haram’ or forbidden. As his friend urges him to abandon his mission, Said wrestles with loyalty, religious expectations, and his own values in this moving short film about personal conviction.
