The director unveils his latest and sixth feature film, a cross between drama and comedy, in the form of a modern-day Western, shot between Casablanca, Ouarzazate, Khénifra, Midelt, Erfoud and Marrakech. The film is a critique of a society split in two, between the rural and urban worlds, where violence is the common denominator.
Synopsis: Long-time friends Mehdi and Hamid work for a debt collection agency. They criss-cross the villages of southern Morocco in their old car and share double rooms in shabby hotels. They are exactly the same size, wear the same suits and ties and the same shoes. Paid a pittance, they try to play hard to get. One day, at a petrol station in the middle of the desert, a motorbike pulls up in front of them. A man is menacingly handcuffed to the luggage rack. It's the Escaped Man. Their meeting marks the start of an unexpected and mystical journey...