The Wind Horse
Aoud rih
Morocco, France
2002
88 Min
Color
Arabic
Tahar is a retired blacksmith. He lives with his son from his first marriage. After seeing his late second wife in a dream, he decides to leave home and visit her grave, in Azemmour. The bus he travels on breaks down. He meets Driss, a man in his thirties. Driss is going to Essaouira, looking for his mother whom he has never known. —Africulture
Daoud Aoulad-Syad
Born in 1953 in Marrakech, Morocco, Aoulad-Syad has directed such films as “Bye-Bye Sourity,” “The Wind Horse,” and “Tarfaya,” among others. His 2007 Moroccan comedy “Waiting For Pasolini” won the prize for Best Arabic Film at the Cairo International Film Festival, and serves as the prelude for his latest effort, “The Mosque.” —dohafilminstitute.com