Bottles
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2024
Yassine El Idrissi / Morocco / 2024 / 19 min / Unknown / Unknown / In Arabic / Arabic, English subtitles
Themes:
Rated: 
Parental guidance is advised. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.
This film is screening as part of What Matters Most – Short Films Programme (PG). For ticket information click here.
Dates And Timings
-
Fri, Nov 22 - 6:00 PM
Vox Cinemas, Doha Festival City, Theatre 9- Fee: 30 QAR
-
Fri, Nov 22 - 8:00 PM
Katara Building 16, Opera House- Fee: 30 QAR
Description
Said, a 13-year-old living in Rabat’s old Medina, spends his summer collecting empty beer bottles to sell. Driven by compassion, he uses the earnings to feed a dog he secretly cares for, challenging his family’s and community’s beliefs about what is ‘haram’ or forbidden. As his friend urges him to abandon his mission, Said wrestles with loyalty, religious expectations, and his own values in this moving short film about personal conviction.
Director
Yassine El Idrissi
Born in Morocco in 1983, Yassine El Idrissi developed a passion for photography and visual storytelling at age 16. He worked as a journalist for Moroccan and international publications before directing his first documentary short, ‘Waiting for the Snow’, in 2009. A 2013 graduate of the Netherlands Film Academy, El Idrissi has since focused on directing, with his films screening at over 140 festivals, including the Rotterdam Film Festival and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
Credits
- Screenwriter
- Yassine EL Idrissi
- Producer
- Yassine EL Idrissi
- Cinematographer
- Matteo De Angelis
- Cast
- Hind Dafer, Rabii EL Fakih, the dog Flexi, Youssef Benmamoun