For Bread Alone (2004)
The true story of Moroccan writer Mohamed Choukri, who grew up in poverty and illiteracy, with a violent father and a submissive mother who was the family's sole source of support.
- Released
- 2004-05-26
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Mohamed Rachid Benhadj
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 from 5 votes
Cast
- Saïd Taghmaoui as Young Mohamed Choukri
- Fayçal Zeghadi as Mohamed Choukri (13 years old)
- Billal Lahsini as Mohamed Choukri (6 years old)
- Karim Benhadj as Taferseti
- Sanaa Alaoui as Mimouna (Mohamed's mother)
- David Halevim as Haddou (Mohamed's father)
- Marzia Tedeschi as Sallafa (bald woman)
- Ahmed El Kouraichi as Kabil (smuggler)
- Jamil Hammoudi as Ali
- Francesca Codispoti as Harrouda (prostitute)
- Giovanna Ria as Bushra (deaf-mute)
- Josè Dell'Abbiato as The Spaniard