SAGA (LA ROUTE DU CIEL)
synopsis
Chapter 1: 1964 - 1971 - OMAR & LAHCEN
Lahcen and Omar are nurses in a public hospital in Tangiers, the former international Zone of Northern Morocco. They are also friends. Their unsatisfactory professional situation leads them to consider some illegal activities. They get involved in Organ Trafficking. At some point, Lahcen is no longer at ease with this "business". Their interests are now conflicting. Lahcen decides to denounce Omar to the police and leave Tangiers to some unknown destination. something that is going to change their lives is going to happen.
Chapter 2: 2013 ALI & SAID
Ali has freshly graduated from a prestigious university and he is job hunting. When his father Lahcen gets sick because the cops track him for an unknown reason, Ali decides to dig into his fathers past. He will be discovering some unsuspected facts about him. During his quest for the truth, Ali will be crossing the path of Said, a notorious immigrant dealer who is thought to be his stepbrother. was Ali expecting what he discovers during his journey?
original title: | Saga (La route du ciel) |
country: | Morocco |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Othman Naciri |
screenplay: | Othman Naciri, Yann Bouard |
cast: | Fehd Benchemsi, Mourad Zaoui, Said Bey, Omar Lotfi |
cinematography by: | Luca Coassin |
producer: | Hicham Naciri |
production: | Hemera Films, Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision Morocco |