Death for Sale

Death for Sale is a 2011 film directed by Faouzi Bensaïdi.^[1][2] The film was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.^[3]

Death for Sale
Directed by	Faouzi Bensaïdi
Screenplay by	Faouzi Bensaïdi
Produced by	Entre Chien et Loup, Agora Film, Liaison Cinématographique
Starring	Fehd Benchemsi, Fouad Labiad, Mouchcine Malzi, Iman Mechrafi, Nezha Rahil, Faouzi Bensaïdi
Edited by	Danielle Anezin
Music by	Richard Horowitz
Distributed by	Urban Distribution
Release date	2011 (2011)
Running time	117 minutes
Countries	Morocco Belgium France
Language	Arab

Plot

Drifting youngsters under the leaden sky of Tetouan, a city in northern Morocco. Malik, Allal and Soufiane, are desperate petty criminals, who try to flee a life of material and moral poverty. None of them finds a way out: Malik is in love with the prostitute Dounia and to help her accepts working with a corrupt police inspector, Allal pushes drugs and has the police hot on his heels, Soufiane gives vent to his rage by embracing the cause of fundamentalism. The three friends decide to attempt a job in a jeweller's for a last chance.^[4]

Awards

• Berlin International Film Festival 2012
• Brussels Film Festival 2012
• Moroccan National Film Festival 2012

See also

• List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Moroccan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film