Horses of god, the latest film by nabil ayouch, regarded by many as the leading moroccan director of his generation, will represent morocco in. Ares, the greek god of war, was wellknown for his destructive ways. Lulu norman on may 16, 2003, fourteen suicide bombers launched a series of attacks throughout casablanca. If youve been to casablanca, the chances are youve walked, or driven, past one of the many shanty towns which make moroccos biggest city a chequerboard of wealth and poverty. Born to zeus and hera, ares was a god that zeus kept at arms distance. The bombers came from the shantytowns of sidi moumen, a. Horses of god official us release trailer 2014 drama.
The skyros horses of greece can be found not only in the countrys hills and plains, but also inits famous monuments such as the parthenon. Synopsis yachine is 10 years old, he lives with his family in the slum of sidi moumen in casablanca. Comment if you know of some other ones i have missed. It is a cruel environment, an urban jungle full of violence, drugs, alcohol, corruption and extortion. For the most part, the film shows the daily life of young men in the slums. Also, jill fears shes running out of time to have a baby and. Horses of god official us release trailer 2014 drama hd ten yearold yachine and his yearold brother hamid live in sidi moumen, an impoverished slum on the outskirts of casablanca. It was directed by nabil ayouch, and based on the novel the stars of sidi moumen by moroccan writer mahi binebine.
September 20 i lost one of the best friends ive ever had the pleasure of knowing. Feature film directed by nabil ayouch, about the 2003 casablanca bombings. Horses of god, a tale of two best friends who grow up in the slums of casablanca and eventually escape a life of poverty at great cost, is one that is entirely true, and it offers us a glimpse into the lives of a few men from one neighbourhood who would. Days are spent trying to draw some pleasure from their petty. Jonathan demme presents horses of god official website. The film won several awards, and was moroccos submission for the 85th academy awards held in february 20. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Bonnie helps christy gain perspective as she considers a lifechanging decision. Ya khayl allah is 2012 moroccan drama film about the 2003 casablanca bombings. Almost half of the movie deals with the suicide bombers in their childhoods, and i found myself reaching for the fast forward button on my remote control because that section drags so heavily.
Horses of god is also beautifully filmed with vivid colors. Horses of god is one of the most forceful entries in a growing body of cinema that interrogates the causes and effects of terrorism, nationalism and fundamentalism in the arab world. Trailer for horses of god inspired by the true story of a terrorist attack that took place in morocco in 2003, horses of god chillingly depicts how a notorious casablanca slum becomes a breeding ground for terrorism. Translated from the french by lulu norman 2015 shortlist judges comments. Watch horses of god online vimeo on demand on vimeo. The boys of sidi moumen are the subjects of nabil ayouchs film horses of god, a compelling contemplation of the roots of islamic terrorism. Mom tv series 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The narrative follows two brothers who live in sidi moumen over the course of a decade.
A woman moves with her husband and sevenyearold daughter from colorado to california and then her husband abandons them. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing horses of god near you. We work in an industry we love, with horses and horse owners from near. The horses of the gods are an english folk duo comprised of mike ballard voice, guitar, drones, instrumentation and matty bane voice, percussion, instrumentation. Days are spent trying to draw some pleasure from their petty existence, in the backdrop of a noxious environment of poverty and. After a nearfatal accident, on a horse the experts thought was nothing special, a determined rider from the wrong side of the tracks defies all the odds to pursue her dreams of. For thousands of years this incredible horse has stood alongside great heroes in battle, and it still survives as a national greek treasure. He was also featured in she magazine,november 2012, in a photo with me.
The film follows two brothers over the course of a decade. It has also been a tradition for the last few years for the kids to ride their horses trickortreating for halloween. Horses of god official trailer directed by nabil ayouch and starring abdelhakim rachi, abdelilah rachid, hamza souidek a fictional account of the lives of the men responsible for the suicide. In just over 150 pages, binebine manages to capture the innocence and depravity of childhood in the moroccan slum, sidi. Horses of god 20 05142014 us drama 1h 55m user score. And god, through her flashing hooves and her quiet eye, has much to say to us through the horse. While they begin as kids in search of thrills in the sprawling slums of moroccos sidi moumen, we witness their gradual, and ultimately shocking, radicalisation. His mother, yemma, leads the family as best as she can. Ten yearold yachine and his thirteen yearold brother hamid live in sidi moumen, a destitute slum on the outskirts of casablanca. Published on nov 28, 20 horses of god follows the destiny of the four young men behind the deadliest act of terrorism in moroccos history, the suicide bomb attacks of may 16th 2003. Ten yearold yachine and his yearold brother hamid live in sidi moumen, an impoverished slum on the outskirts of casablanca. Rent horses of god 2012 starring abdelhakim rachid and abdelilah rachid on dvd and bluray. I collect schleich horses and love to film short movies with them at my silver star stables. Horses of god by mahi binebine, translated by lulu norman, is a story told from beyond the grave, as our narrator reconstructs for us the short life he lived before he and a group of friends, wouldbe martyrs, joined a terrorist group and blew themselves up in an expensive casablanca hotel.
Set in sidi moumen, a shantytown outside casablanca, the novel is narrated by yachine from beyond the grave. Rent horses of god 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Horses of god shows the human face of terrorism as it weaves together the lives of several. He has been on a local cable television show and did a demonstration of trust with my husband. Video archive for the film horses of god, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 20. Binebines horses of god, published on the tenth anniversary of the casablanca bombings, recreates the lives of young moroccan suicide bombers. Mahi binebines horses of god is an almost perfect little novel, a fictional account of an event in casablanca on 16 may 2003 that saw twelve suicide bombers slaughter innocent people along with themselves.
Tis the season to be grateful and we have so much to be grateful for at redmond equine. Lulu norman on the outskirts of casablanca, next to the dump, is the shantytown of sidi moumen, where yachine and his ten brothers grew up, in the aimless chaos of drugs, violence, unemployment, and despair. It speaks to something within us, a place badly in need of healing. While trying to rebuild her life, she finds solace while working at a horse farm and decides to enter her beloved horse in a highstakes riding competition. The series was based on the longmire mystery novels written by bestselling author craig johnson, and follows walt longmire robert taylor, the sheriff of the fictional absaroka county, wyoming, as he returns to work following the death. In the television adaptation game of thrones it is referred to as the great stallion the dothraki horse god mirrors the importance of horses in dothraki culture. He was venerated as a god of war, and the greeks were wary of him as he had the reputation of being a manslaughterer with no regard to the consequences.
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