Movie

A Prayer for the Absent

La prière de l'absent

In Morocco, during the resistance and struggle for independence in the 1950s, Mokhtar, a cultured young man from a middle-class family in Fez, is the unwitting cause of Yamna's downfall, and she must pay a high price to regain her dignity and freedom.

Director

Hamid Benani

Screenplay

Hamid Benani

Screenplay

Mohamed Kaghat

Screenplay

Mohamed Tazi

Status

Released

Release date

02/01/1995

Original language

French