Crossing the Seventh Gate

Ali Essafi visited Bouanani three years before the latter’s death. The filmmaker, poet and novelist who also made drawings was leading a reclusive life in a remote village with his wife Naïma and many cats, living in the midst of huge piles of books and manuscripts.

Country:

Morocco

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

80 minutes

Year:

2017

Director:

Ali Essafi

Cast:

himself

himself

himself

himself

Crew:

Cinematography

Director