Abdou Chaibane

Abdou Chaibane

Moroccan actor
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroMoroccan actor
PlacesMorocco
isActor Film actor
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Male
The details

Biography

A Thousand and One Hands (French: Les Mille et Une Mains, Arabic: Alf yad wa yad en arabe) is a 1973 Moroccan film directed by Souheil Ben-Barka. It was screened abroad and received critical acclaim despite being censored in Morocco.

Synopsis

In Marrakech, veteran dyer Moha and his son Miloud carry bundles of woolen thread. Thus begins the painstaking work of weaving carpets destined for sale abroad, and the hard work of the men, women and girls. With hardly any dialogue, the film illustrates the inhuman conditions of workers and the class struggle in Morocco in the 1970s.

Cast

Awards and accolades

  • Georges Sadoul Prize, Paris (1973)
  • Etalon de Yennenga - FESPACO (1973)
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