OF SHEEP AND MEN

DES MOUTONS ET DES HOMMES

By Karim SAYAD

CLOSE UP FILMS - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2017

Sixteen-year-old Habib dreams of training his prized sheep to become a fighting champion and middle-aged Samir just wants to sell enough sheep before Eid to make ends meet, in this emotive profile of two men in an impoverished Algerian community.

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2017
TIFF Docs
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • SWITZERLAND, FRANCE, QATAR
    • Languages
    • ARABIC
    • Duration
    • 78 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Karim SAYAD
    • Producer(s)
    • Joëlle BERTOSSA (CLOSE UP FILMS), Valentina NOVATI (NORTE PRODUCTIONS)
    • Synopsis
    • The vacant lot next to El Harrach is witness to unusual thrill and agitation on this late summer afternoon. Big amounts of cash are circulating among the loud crowds. To the side rams, held on leashes by some proud-looking young men, are bleating. Habib and his sheep are getting ready for combat.
      Once all the bets are in, the referee asks the owners to bring their rams to the ring. The fight may now begin.