The Departure
6.8
Morocco, 2004. Adil, aged 11, spends the summer playing with his friends and waiting for his idol, Olympic runner Hicham El Guerrouj, to compete in his last Games. The arrival of his father and older brother from France for a few days will mark him forever.
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Cast
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Ayman Rachdane
Adil
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Fatima Attif
La mère
Also in
WWW: What a Wonderful World
Burning Casablanca
Youness El Khalfaoui
Youness
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Ayman El Khalfaoui
Ayman
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Abderrazak El Hansaly
Abderrazak
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Jassim Lotfi
Toufiq
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Abdelmajid Khadiri
Le père
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Sami Fekkak
Le frère
Known for
Lonely Planet
The Last Supper
Elodie Ernon
La copine du frère
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Saïd Hamich Director · Vitor Araújo Composer Marine Atlan Cinematographer
First release July 1, 2020 · Produced in France, Morocco · Languages Arabic, French
Production
Barney Production
Production
Mont Fleuri Production
Production
France · Morocco
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Languages
Original title
Le Départ
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
France · July 1, 2020
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
December 6, 2020 · TV · ARTE
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