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.

Cast

Ahmed Bouanani

himself

Naïma Saoudi

himself

Touda Bouanani

himself

Ali Essafi

himself