Crossing the Seventh Gate

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Ahmed Bouanani himself

Naïma Saoudi himself

Touda Bouanani himself

Ali Essafi himself