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The Barber of the Poor District

The Barber of the Poor District (Arabic: حلاق درب الفقراء, French: Le coiffeur du quartier des pauvres) is a 1982 Moroccan film directed by Mohamed Reggab[1][2][3][4][5] and adapted from a play of the same title by Youssef Fadel.[6] It was the director's sole feature film, and became a Moroccan cult classic.[7] It was screened at the first edition of the National Film Festival in Rabat, where it received as a special mention[1][8] and the 10th edition of the National Film Festival (December 13–20, 2008 in Tangier) as part of a series on Moroccan classics.[9] Internationally, the film was screened at Three Continents Festival in 1983,[10] and the Berlin International Film Festival in 1982.[11][12] The debts incurred for the production of his sole feature film led to Reggab being imprisoned.[13]

The Barber of the Poor District
Directed byMohamed Reggab
Story byYoussef Fadel
Produced byOmar Akouri
StarringMohamed Habachi, Khadija Khammouli, Hamid Hajah
CinematographyMohamed Reggab
Edited byMohamed Reggab
Production
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Reggab Films
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryMorocco
LanguageMoroccan Arabic

Synopsis

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Miloud is a hairdresser in Derb Sultan, an old working-class neighborhood in Casablanca. His friend Hmida has been hit hard by fate. He is rural migrant who arrived in the city after being disowned by his father. Since then, he has been living on petty theft, which has already earned him a prison sentence. Hmida is unemployed but spirited, while Miloud is nervous and desperate about his friend's illicit activities. When a wealthy entrepreneur who rules the neighborhood manages to evict the barber and his wife from their salon to build a Quranic school, Hmida urges his friend to react.[14][10]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Films | Africultures : Coiffeur du quartier des pauvres (Le)". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  2. ^ "versionAng2". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  3. ^ Armes, Roy (2006). African Filmmaking: North and South of the Sahara. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34853-1.
  4. ^ Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire (in French). KARTHALA Editions. 2000-01-01. ISBN 978-2-84586-060-5.
  5. ^ Brière, Jean-François (2008-01-01). Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-8111-4250-6.
  6. ^ Caubet, Dominique (2004). Les mots du bled: création contemporaine en langues maternelles, les artistes ont la parole (in French). L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-7475-6249-2.
  7. ^ ":: CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  8. ^ "Mohamed Reggab, un prix, un nom…". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  9. ^ "Africiné - La 10ème édition du festival national du film (Tanger 2008)". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  10. ^ a b "Le coiffeur du quartier des pauvres". Festival des 3 Continents. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  11. ^ "Hallak Hezeb al Fukara (Le coiffeur du quartier des pauvres)".
  12. ^ "Hallak Hezeb al Fukara (Le coiffeur du quartier des pauvres) | Der Friseur aus dem Armenviertel". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  13. ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
  14. ^ "LE COIFFEUR DU QUARTIER DES PAUVRES". Cinémathèque de Tanger (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
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