A Mile in My Shoes

Name: A Mile in My Shoes
Genre: Crime, thriller, psychological
Released: 2016
Duration: 110 min

Director: Saïd Khallaf

Rights:

Highlights

Morocco’s preselection of the Best Foreign Film Category at the 2017 Oscars.
Set against the backdrop of an unforgiving city filled with mayhem and poverty, this bleak yet touching social drama offers sensitive insight into the lives of children on the street.
Featuring outstanding performances by protagonists Rawia and Amine, this riveting tale depicts the consequences of vulnerability in a system that pits individuals against each other for survival.

2016/ Morocco110 min/ Crime, thriller, psychological

Original Title

Masafat Miel B Heza’i

SYNOPSIS

A psychological thriller that tells the story of a child who, born and bred in misery and suffering, decides to take revenge on the society that has marginalized him.

CAST

Amine Ennaji
Noufissa Benchehida
Abdellah Ajil

CREW

Screenwriter: Saïd Khallaf
DOP: Ali Benjelloun
Editor: Saïd Khallaf

Production Company(ies)

OMA Productions

Producer(s)

Saïd Khallaf
Said Rihane

Luxor Arab and European Film Festival, Egypt

Durban International Film Festival, South Africa

International Film Festival, South Korea

Arab Film Festival, Jordan

Cinelama Festival, France

Arab Film Festival (FAMECK), France

International Film Festival, Iraq

Arab Film Festival in Brussels, Belgium

Bengaluru International Film Festival, India

Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria

Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), Nigeria

Grand Prize, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Original Music, and Special Mention to Said Alami at the Tangier National Film Festival in Morocco

Golden Palm at the Luxor Arab and European Film Festival

Best Film Director Award and Special Mention to Said Alami at the International Film Festival, Al Hoceima in Morocco

Best Leading Actor award at the International Festival of Cinema and Common Memory of Nador in Morocco

Special Jury Award at the Oran Film Festival in Algeria

Best Foreign Film award at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival (DTLA) in USA

Best Leading Actress award at the Carthage Film Festival

Reviews

Hollywood Reporter - Stephen Dalton

Moroccan Ladies - FDM

Morocco World News

Quotes

“The Canada-based Khallaf’s scathing portrait of his homeland’s rotten, unequal system...does boast strong performances and a glossy technical polish, plus some unorthodox stylistic flourishes that elevate it above the standard grammar of social realism.”
Hollywood Reporter - Stephen Dalton