Rachid Benhadj has made a film based on Mohamed Choukri's book. First screened in Algiers, the film was shown in Cannes and Montreal festivals this year.

For Bread Alone
El Khoubz El Hafi
(Italy-France-Morocco )

Directed by Rachid Benhadj. Screenplay, Benhadj, from the novel by Mohamed Choukri.

With: Said Taghmaoui, Faycal Zegoudi, Taferseti, Sana Aloui, Marzia Tedeschi, and Mohamed Choukri.

Camera: Pierluigi Santi; Music, Safy Boutella.

Arabic dialogue. Running time: 100 min.

Claudio Martinez took photos of the set during the shooting of the film.

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