The Barber of the Poor District (1982)
- Original title
- حلاق درب الفقراء
- Directed by
- Mohamed Reggab
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- Morocco
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A barber in a poor district of Casablanca struggles with financial hardship and social pressures. The film follows his daily life and the troubles that arise from his circumstances.
melancholicgrittysombergroundedatmosphericcharacter-drivenslow-burnsocially-aware
What happens
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 and adapted from a play of the same title by Youssef Fadel. It was the director's sole feature film, and became a Moroccan cult classic. It was screened at the first edition of the National Film Festival in Rabat, where it received as a special mention and the 10th edition of the National Film Festival (December 13–20, 2008 in Tangier) as part of a series on Moroccan classics. Internationally, the film was screened at Three Continents Festival in 1983, and the Berlin International Film Festival in 1982. The debts incurred for the production of his sole feature film led to Reggab being imprisoned. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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