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.
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Hamid Benani Director · Mohamed Tazi Writer Mohamed Kaghat Writer
First release January 2, 1995 · Produced in France, Morocco · Languages Arabic, French
Production
Les Films du Phoenix
Production
Les Lumières de la Ville
Production
France · Morocco
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Original title
La prière de l'absent
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Morocco · January 2, 1995
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No release date listed for United States.
France
March 14, 2001
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