Des moutons et des hommes
Karim Sayad
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Algiers, Bab el Oued, 2016. 16-year-old Habib decides to train a ram called El Bouq, hoping to make it a champion in sheep fighting. Samir, 42, is trying to survive the difficulties of his everyday life by selling sheep. As Eid approaches and the whole country is preparing to sacrifice a sheep, a unique opportunity opens up for Samir to increase his profits. But for Habib, it's another story. Will El Bouq become a champion? Or will he be destined for a more tragic end?
image : Patrick Tresch
son : Clément Maléo
montage : Naïma Bachiri
son : Clément Maléo
montage : Naïma Bachiri
Production : Close Up Films, Joëlle Bertossa, Norte Productions, Valentina Novati,
Karim Sayad was born in Lausanne in 1984 from an Algerian father and a Swiss mother. After gaining his Masters in international relations form the Institut des hautes études internationales et du développement de Genève (IHEID),he made his first documentary, Babor Casanova (2015), which was selected for Locarno.