Al Kanfoudi

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Al Kanfoudi
Directed byNabyl Lahlou
Written byNabyl Lahlou
StarringNabyl Lahlou, Mustapha Mounir, Hammadi Ammor
CinematographyAhmed Zanati
Edited by Ahmed Bouanani
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
Running time
86 minutes
Country Morocco
Language Moroccan Arabic

Al Kanfoudi is a 1978 Moroccan film directed by Nabyl Lahlou. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The film was one of Lahlou's few projects to receive CCM funding. [7] [8]

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Synopsis

Hamid Kanfoudi, an orchestra conductor, wins the lottery. Contrary to his beliefs and expectations, he sees no improvement in his life. [9]

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References

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  3. "Africiné - Al Kanfoudi". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
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