The Unknown Saint is a 2019 internationally co-produced comedy-drama film directed by Alaa Eddine Aljem. It was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1]

The Unknown Saint
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Directed byAlaa Eddine Aljem
StarringYounes Bouab
Release date
  • 15 May 2019 (2019-05-15) (Cannes)
Running time
126 minutes
CountriesMorocco
France
Qatar
LanguageArabic

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A robber buries his loot at the top of a hill in the desert, only to return years later to find it has become a shrine.[2]

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  1. ^ "A film by Alaa Eddine Aljem represents Morocco in the 2021 Oscar preselection". En24 News. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Film Review: 'The Unknown Saint'". Variety. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

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