For Bread Alone
7.6
5 votes
May 26, 2004
1h 37m
Overview
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.
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Cast
Saïd Taghmaoui
Young Mohamed Choukri
Fayçal Zeghadi
Mohamed Choukri (13 years old)Billal Lahsini
Mohamed Choukri (6 years old)Karim Benhadj
Taferseti
Sanaa Alaoui
Mimouna (Mohamed's mother)David Halevim
Haddou (Mohamed's father)
Marzia Tedeschi
Sallafa (bald woman)
Ahmed El Kouraichi
Kabil (smuggler)
Jamil Hammoudi
Ali
Francesca Codispoti
Harrouda (prostitute)
Giovanna Ria
Bushra (deaf-mute)Josè Dell'Abbiato
The Spaniard
Armando De Razza
Boualem (cafe owner)Daniel Ducruet
Prison guard
Hamid Basket
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