Crossing the Seventh Gate (2017)

Ali Essafi visited Bouanani three years before the latter’s death. The filmmaker, poet and novelist who also made drawings was leading a reclusive life in a remote village with his wife Naïma and many cats, living in the midst of huge piles of books and manuscripts.

Cast (4)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Ahmed Bouanani

himself

N

Naïma Saoudi

himself

T

Touda Bouanani

himself

A

Ali Essafi

himself

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