Aid, a 13-year-old boy living in the heart of Rabat’s old Medina, spends his summer collecting empty beer bottles to sell for spare change. With the money, he secretly buys food for a stray dog he’s been hiding. But when his closest friend tells him that what he’s doing is haram (forbidden in Islam), Aid is forced to confront a quiet moral conflict—between loyalty, compassion, and faith.
Director Details
Yassine El Idrissi (born 1983, Morocco) is a filmmaker and former journalist. He began his career writing for prominent Moroccan newspapers such as Al Masae, as well as various international outlets. In 2009, he directed his first short documentary, Waiting for the Snow. He later graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2013 and has since dedicated himself fully to directing. His films have been screened at over 100 international film festivals, including the Rotterdam Film Festival and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
