The Unknown Saint

2019 film

The Unknown Saint

Film poster

Directed by| Alaa Eddine Aljem
Starring| Younes Bouab

Release date

* 15 May 2019 (2019-05-15) (Cannes)

Running time

| 126 minutes
Countries| Morocco
France
Qatar
Language| Arabic

The Unknown Saint is a 2019 internationally co-produced comedy-drama film directed by Alaa Eddine Aljem. It was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1]

## Synopsis[edit]

A robber buries his loot at the top of a hill in the desert, only to return years later to find it has become a shrine.[2]

## Cast[edit]

* Younes Bouab as The thief
* Salah Bensalah as The Brain
* Bouchaib Semmak as Hassan
* Hassan Ben Badida as The Nurse
* Mohammed Nouaimane as Brahim
* Anas El Baz as The doctor

## See also[edit]

* List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
* List of Moroccan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

## References[edit]

1. ^ "A film by Alaa Eddine Aljem represents Morocco in the 2021 Oscar preselection". En24 News. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
2. ^ "Film Review: 'The Unknown Saint'". Variety. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

## External links[edit]

* The Unknown Saint at IMDb

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