Film guide 2012
Horses of God
Childhood, brotherhood and the path towards violent extremism.
- Original title
- Les Chevaux de Dieu
- Director
- Nabil Ayouch
- Year
- 2012
Editorial profile. Availability on LAREINE TV has not been confirmed.
Story, without spoilers
Yachine grows up in Casablanca’s Sidi Moumen district with his brother Hamid and close friend Nabil. Following them from childhood, the drama examines the circumstances and relationships through which violent extremism takes hold.
Context & recognition
Nabil Ayouch adapts Mahi Binebine’s novel Les Étoiles de Sidi Moumen. Inspired by the 2003 Casablanca attacks, the film is fiction rather than a documentary reconstruction. It was selected for Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2012.
Main characters & cast
Yachine
Abdelhakim Rachid
The younger brother, a goalkeeper as a child.
Hamid
Abdelilah Rachid
Yachine’s older brother and protector.
Nabil
Hamza Souidek
Yachine’s closest friend.