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Rough Hands

Rough Hands

2011 1h 37m

Mustapha is a forty-year-old barber in Casablanca. His clients are retired high-ranking government officials, former cabinet ministers and power brokers in Morocco. On the side, Mustapha has an underground business "facilitating" paperwork, using his privileged access to these retired bigwigs to grease the wheels of bureaucracy. While his operation thrives, Mustapha keeps a shameful secret: he is illiterate, and has hired Said to assist him with managing appointments and tracking transactions. He does not know that Said is being paid to monitor his underground dealings.

Synopsis

Mustapha is a forty-year-old barber in Casablanca. His clients are retired high-ranking government officials, former cabinet ministers and power brokers in Morocco. On the side, Mustapha has an underground business "facilitating" paperwork, using his privileged access to these retired bigwigs to grease the wheels of bureaucracy. While his operation thrives, Mustapha keeps a shameful secret: he is illiterate, and has hired Said to assist him with managing appointments and tracking transactions. He does not know that Said is being paid to monitor his underground dealings.

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Mohamed AsliDirector

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Mohamed BastaouiMohamed Bastaoui
Abdessamad Miftah El KheirAbdessamad Miftah El Kheir
Amina Rachid
Houda RihaniHouda Rihani

Director

Mohamed Asli

Release date

11 Sept 2011

Runtime

1h 37m

Language

Arabic

Country

Morocco

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