Movie

The Barber of the Poor District
1982 · 105 min
A slow, earnest portrait of friendship and hardship in a working-class neighborhood, carrying quiet tension and melancholy.
- Directed by
- Mohamed Reggab
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Mohamed El Habachi, Khadija Khamouli, Omar Chanbout
- Overview
- Among the inhabitants of Derb el Soltan, a popular district of Casablanca, we highlight the life of a barber who accepts the path that has been traced for him. His close friend never stops teaching him that struggle and resistance are the only qualities of a worthy man.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest, tense and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Class, power, friendship, survival
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Mohamed Reggab
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Mohamed El Habachi, Khadija Khamouli, Omar Chanbout



