A Moroccan soldier's presence on a miniscule island triggers a diplomatic conflict between Morocco and Spain. Based on actual events.

Ibrahim, a Moroccan soldier, is sent to a deserted island off the Mediterranean coast of Morocco to monitor the movements of smugglers and illegal immigrants. One day, Ibrahim finds a Sub-Saharan man, Mamadou, washed up on the beach. While the unlikely pair tries to survive on the miniscule island, they inadvertently trigger a diplomatic incident that crescendos into a regional military crisis.

A film by Ahmed Boulane

Morocco / Spain, 2015, Fiction, 1h22 mins,

starring Abdellah Ferkous, Issa Ndiaye, Bouchra Ahrich, Rosario Prado, Miguel Hermoso, Hans Richter

Directed by
Ahmed Boulane

Scriptwriters
Ahmed Boulane
Carlos A. Domínguez
Réda A. El Achir
Dana Schondelmeyer

Cast
Abdellah Ferkous... Ibrahim
Issa Ndiaye... Mamadou
Cuca Escribano... Maria
Ahmed Boulane... Touriste #1
Antonio P. Pérez... Touriste #2
Miguel Hermoso Arnao... Federico Trillo
Eusebio Lázaro... Général Espagnol
Rosario Pardo... Ana Palacio
Joseba Apaolaza... Amiral
Farid Regragui... Gendarme
Salah Dizane... Capitaine Gendarme
Gerardo Giacinti... Colonel Espagnol
Khalid Bekkouri... Capitaine F.A.
Carlos A. Domínguez... TV journaliste espagnol (as Carlos Dominguez)
Bouchra Ahrich... Rahma
Colm Farry... Intelligence USA
Ernesto Tchao... Le Cubain
Mohamed Laroussi... Ministre Affaires Etrangères MA
Nathalie Sapin... Journaliste
Rachid Fekkak... Ambassadeur MA
Julian Chico... Guardia Civil #1
Edgar Sergio... Guardia Civil #2
Réda A. El Achir... Photographe
Fabien Serrano... Colonel Espagnol #2
Salma Boulane... Fille de Ibrahim
Abdelahk Lazali... Le Passeur
Mabel Mata... TV présentatrice
Federico Olivieri... Diplomate Espagnol
Moulay Omar Alaoui... Mecanicien
Hans Richter... José Aznar
Mohamed Harraga... Soldat Ami
Bekacem Boutayeb... 1er Ministre MA
Manu Horillo... TV Cameraman Espagnol

Ahmed Boulane... producer
Antonio P. Pérez... co-producer
Dana Schondelmeyer... executive producer

Music by
Phillipe Gomez
Louis Manceaux

Cinematography by
Giovanni Brescini

Film Editing by
Laurent Dufreche

Casting By
Mabel Ordóñez... (Espagne)

Art Direction by
Mjid Boulane
Lala Obrero... (Spain)

Set Decoration by
Mjid Boulane

Anabel Beato... key makeup artist: Spain
Sonia Gil... key hair stylist: Spain
Mohamed Amine Khazzar... makeup artist
Rocio Marquez... assistant makeup artist: spain

Adil Arbouch... assistant production manager
Ernesto Chao... production manager
Hamid Daoudi... assistant production manager
Yolexsy Gonzales... assistant production manager
Tarik Lamarti... unit manager
Carolina Rodríguez... assistant production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adán Barajas... first assistant director: Spain
Carlos A. Domínguez... assistant director: Spain (as Carlos Dominguez)
Réda A. El Achir... assistant director
Álex González... third assistant director
Beatriz Mateos... second assistant director: Spain

Rachid Boulane... props
Zakaria El Ahmadi... construction coordinator
José Martinez... property master: Spain
Baldomero Montero... painter: Spain
Daniel Rodriguez... set dresser: Spain
Dana Schondelmeyer... artist supervisor

Said Essaada... boom operator
Jorge Marín... re-recording mixer
Simo Mohamed... re-recording mixer
Carlos Pérez... boom operator: spain
Jorge V. Marin Romero... sound mixer

Khalid Aboussaoud... grip
Hamza Agham... assistant camera
Abderrahim Bissar... gaffer
Zouhair Bissar... electrician
Jorge Borreguero... gaffer: spain
Valerio Brescini... camera operator
Eduardo Cabrera... electrician (spain)
Faraj Daoudi... DIT
Gonzalo Frías... electrician (spain)
Miguel Angel Leon... still photographer: spain
Juan Lopez... DIT: spain
Ángel López... key grip: spain
Isaías Saldaña... assistant camera: spain
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Consuelo Bahamonde... costumer: spain
Mohammed Boukhouima... costumer
Abdelkrim Boulane... set costumer
Soledad Molina... costume supervisor: Spain

Moulay Omar Alaoui... Coordinateur marin
Silvia Lopez Beltran... production runner
Daniel Bermudez... production assistant
Alberto Cano... dcp mastering
Faraj Daoudi... assistant editor
Roberto Gonzalez... dcp technician
Javier Lopez... dcp technician
Irene Miranda... production assistant
Jorge Ortiz... production assistant
Luis Tejera... dcp supervisor
Marina Testino... production runner