Ordinary Boys

El-Khader is an idealist who dreams of being an actor. Rabia has studied law at university but the employment situation looks bleak and she makes ends meet working as a seamstress. Youseff is a petty drug dealer who can’t afford the medical treatment that would offer him a greater degree of mobility. His brother is missing, thought to be in Afghanistan, but Youseff’s search to try and discover more specific information about his whereabouts appears to be leading nowhere. Shot in Jamaa Mezwak of Tetouan, northern Morocco, where five of the terrorists responsible for Spain’s 11 March 2004 bombings were born and bred, the film looks behind the myths that now taint the area to examine the particular situation of three young people all having to make key decisions about their lives.

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Script: Daniel Hernandez, Gabi Martinez

Cinematography: Pedro Ballesteros

Editing: Jorge Mota

Sound: Gael Wermelinger

Music: Alberto G. Demestres

Actors: Rabia Bouchfira (Rabia), El-Khader Aoulasse (El-Khader), Youseff Belefki (Youseff), Mohammed Saadoun (Mohammed)

Production: Alea Docs & Films

Producers: Pablo Uson

Format: Digibeta Color

Production Country: Spain

Production Year: 2008

Duration: 85

Contact: Alea Docs & Films, SpainPablo UsonT. +34 93 2076 850 F. +34 93 2076 860pablo@aleadf.comwww.aleadf.com

Daniel Hernandez

He started his career working in advertising as director and producer until 1994, when, together with his partner Pablo Uson he founded Alea docs & films, an independent production company based in Barcelona. In these years he has produced and directed more than 3O documentaries for major European television channels such as BBC, TVE, ZDF, France 5, TVC, Canal+, YLE, and AVRO. Ordinary Boys is his first feature film.