Simoh, the Unlucky Man (French: Si Moh, pas de chance) is a 1971 Moroccan short film by Moumen Smihi.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] It was shot in 16 mm, in black and white.[10]
Simoh, the Unlucky Man | |
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Si Moh, pas de chance | |
Directed by | Moumen Smihi |
Written by | Moumen Smihi |
Produced by | Moumen Smihi |
Starring | Abdesalam Skini |
Cinematography | Colin Mounier |
Edited by | Claude Farny |
Music by | Gerard Delassaus |
Release date | 1971 |
Running time | 17 minutes |
Country | Morocco |
Language | Moroccan Arabic |
The film follows Si Moh (Abdeslam Sakini), a North African immigrant looking for a job in Paris. He wanders around the French banlieues, eventually gets lost, and ultimately spends his first night on the stairs of a subway station.[4][10][11][12]