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For Bread Alone (2004)

The true story of Moroccan writer Mohamed Choukri, who grew up in poverty and illiteracy, with a violent father and a submissive mother who was the family's sole source of support.

Release: 2004-05-26
Runtime: 97 min
Rating: 7.2 / 10
Cast
Saïd Taghmaoui
Saïd Taghmaoui
Young Mohamed Choukri
Fayçal Zeghadi
Fayçal Zeghadi
Mohamed Choukri (13 years old)
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Billal Lahsini
Mohamed Choukri (6 years old)
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Karim Benhadj
Taferseti
Sanaa Alaoui
Sanaa Alaoui
Mimouna (Mohamed's mother)
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David Halevim
Haddou (Mohamed's father)
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Marzia Tedeschi
Sallafa (bald woman)
Ahmed El Kouraichi
Ahmed El Kouraichi
Kabil (smuggler)
Jamil Hammoudi
Jamil Hammoudi
Ali
Francesca Codispoti
Francesca Codispoti
Harrouda (prostitute)
Giovanna Ria
Giovanna Ria
Bushra (deaf-mute)
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Josè Dell'Abbiato
The Spaniard
Armando De Razza
Armando De Razza
Boualem (cafe owner)
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Daniel Ducruet
Prison guard
Hamid Basket
Hamid Basket
Abdelmalek (the scribe)
Mohamed Rachid Benhadj
Mohamed Rachid Benhadj
Marwani (the revolutionary)
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Simona Manganaro
Assia (girl in the garden)
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Sandra Loredana Cristiano
Prostitute 2