In an old quarter in the medina, an old French veteran, Al Asqri, lives a simple life with his family. His daughter, Samira, works so that his brother Ali, a diabetic, can access his treatment. She is a reader for a blind man who tells her his story. He is a former politician who had been wrongly compromised. When the Moroccan enlisted to fight against the German, he was dismissed. As a punition, he burnt his own eyes. In Samira's description of her father, he seems to recognise his old friend...

mit | estrelado | starring | avec
Mohamed Miftah, Hassan Skalli, Amal Ayouch, Rim Turki, Samia Akriou

ein film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de
Hassan BENJELLOUN

Morocco | 1997 | Feature narrative | 1h34


Titel / Título / Title / Titre :
LES AMIS D'HIER

Filmgattung | Tipo | Type :
Largometraje de ficción | SpielFilm | Feature narrative | Long métrage fiction

السنة | Produktionsjahr / Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production : 1997

المدة | Runtime | Durée : 94'03" (1h34)
البلد | Country | Pays : المغرب | Morocco | Maroc
Media | Format : 35 mm
Color | Couleur : Colours | Couleurs


CAST | ACTRICES-ACTEURS :
Mohamed Miftah (aka Mohammed Miftah)
Hassan Skalli (aka Hassan Essakali)
Amal Ayouch,
Rim Turki,
Samia Akriou (as Samia Akariou)
Ahmed Alaoui
Fatima Attif
Mohamed Basri
Malika El-Omari
Abdellah Lamrani
Noufal Lhafi
Mohamed Majd
Mohamed Marouazi (as Mohamed Merouazi)
Mahjoub Raji
Nazha Regragui
Aicha Sajid
Mustafa Salamat

Producers | Producteurs :
Hassan Benjelloun
Ismail Mohamed


REGISSEUR | REGIA | REALIZADOR | DIRECTOR | RÉALISATEUR :
Hassan BENJELLOUN

Screenplay | Scénario : Hassan Benjelloun
Cinematography | Image : Thierry Lebigre
Sound | Son : Gerome Ayasse
Editing | Montage : Rachid Benallal
Music | Musique : Younes Megri
Production manager | Directeur de production : Mourad Ismaël
First assistant director | Assistant réalisateur : Ahmed Boulane
re-recording mixer | Mixeur : Julien Cloquet
Sound assistant | Assistant Son : Hamid Ibnou Moutahar
Gaffer | Chef Electricien : Brahim El Mazghi
Camera Operator | Cadreur : Luca Luparini


Producción | PRODUKTION | PRODUÇÃO | PRODUCTION | PRODUCTION :
► Bentaquerla Films (Maroc)
► Mia Production (Maroc)

with the support of | avec le soutien de
► CCM Maroc)
► OIF - Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (Paris-


CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) :
► Bentaqerla Films
32, Bd de la Résistance - 20500 CASABLANCA, Maroc
tél : +212 22 44 62 62 | +212 61 18 97 31 (cell)
bentaqerla(@)gmail.com | labiza(@)menara.ma

56, rue de l'unité - SETTAT (Maroc)
tél : +212 5 23 40 38 65 (fixe) | +212 6 61 18 97 31 (Mobile)
Email : labiza(@)menara.ma


FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :

/// 1998 | Nominé : Golden Pyramid || Cairo International Film Festival | LE CAIRE (Egypte)

/// 2018 | Selection : Moroccan panorama || 1st Edition of the CAFF - Casablanca Arab Film Festival | CASABLANCA (Morocco)


Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
► Africiné Magazine (Dakar) | www.africine.org
► www.ccm.ma/en/fiche_film-83
► www.imdb.com/title/tt0233203/
► www.imagesfrancophones.org/catalogue/amis-d-hier-les-7007
► www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2277601135807992
Updated by Thierno Dia, 03 May 2026