Underplayed Gems

Horses of God (2012)

Horses of God poster
Original title
Les Chevaux de Dieu
Directed by
Nabil Ayouch
Genre
drama film
Country
Morocco, Tunisia, France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The film follows a group of young men in a poor neighborhood of Casablanca who are drawn into religious extremism. It shows how their lives and struggles lead up to the 2003 Casablanca bombings.

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What happens

Horses of God (French: Les chevaux de Dieu, Arabic: يا خيل الله, translit. Ya khayl Allah) is 2012 Moroccan drama film about the 2003 Casablanca bombings. It was directed by Nabil Ayouch, and based on the novel The Stars of Sidi Moumen by Moroccan writer Mahi Binebine. The film won several awards, and was Morocco's submission for the 86th Academy Awards (held in February 2013). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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