Alyam, Alyam Explained

Alyam Alyam O les jours
Director:Ahmed El Maanouni
Screenplay:Ahmed El Maanouni
Producer:Ahmed El Maanouni
Rabii Films Productions
Starring:Abdelwahad y familia
Tobi
Afandi Redouane
Ben Brahim
Cinematography:Ahmed El Maanouni
Editing:Martine Chicot
Music:Nass El Ghiwane
Studio:Mars / Lux Films
Distributor:Africa Film Library
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:Morocco
Language:Arabic with English and French subtitles

Alyam Alyam O les jours, a.k.a. Oh the Days!, is a 1978 Moroccan drama film.

Synopsis

Following his father's death, Abdelwahad, a young man, has to take his place as head of the family. His presence is crucial to the family unit, especially as he has to provide for his seven brothers. Hlima, his mother and a woman of exemplary strength and nature, also fully plays her role. When Abdelwahad tells her that he wishes to leave to work in France, she tries to talk him out of it. He no longer can bear the life of young people in the countryside. He refuses to be a poor man without a future and applies for a work permit in France.

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