| Native Name: | كان حتى كان واحد المرة حْتى كان زوجْ دالمرات |
| Director: | Bachir Skiredj |
| Producer: | Bachir Skiredj |
| Starring: | Bachir Skiredj, Sanae Kamari, Rachida Saâudi |
| Cinematography: | Albance Guildinili |
| Editing: | Adil Mimdal |
| Music: | Ali Amir |
| Runtime: | 118 minutes |
| Country: | Morocco |
| Language: | Moroccan Arabic |
Il était une fois, il était deux fois (English: Once Upon a Time, Twice Upon a Time, Moroccan Arabic: كان حتى كان واحد المرة حْتى كان زوجْ دالمرات) is a 2007 Moroccan film directed by Bachir Skiredj in his directional debut.[1] [2] [3] It was screened at the 9th edition of the Moroccan National Film Festival held in Tangier.[4] [5] [6]
Maarouf is a cobbler married to a Aisha, an abusive woman, who mistreats him, often attacking him physically. One day, in a fit of rage, Aisha attempts to hit her husband with a cobbler's hammer, but instead, her blow cracks the wall from which appears a genie that ejects Maarouf into a new life in the city of Orlando.