Perched atop a mountain overlooking their village, twelve-year-old Karim and Mohamed symbolically bury their childhood. Forced to leave school because their parents can no longer afford their education, they struggle to become the men everyone expects them to be, without really knowing how. The film follows their first year out of school as they navigate the difficult transition from childhood to adulthood, shaped by new responsibilities and rural exodus.
Country : Morocco, Denmark Year : 2025 Length : 70 minutes Production : Le Moindre Geste Director : Hind Bensari Screenplay : Hind Bensari
Mohammed Aferrou, Fatima Aferrou, Abdelkarim Oubba, Mohammed Ouba, Hadda Sadouq, Fatima Sadouq, Rachid Aferrou
Born in Casablanca in 1987 and raised in London, Hind Bensari studied Economics and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Edinburgh and the London School of Economics before teaching herself filmmaking. Her debut feature documentary, “We Could Be Heroes” (2018), won the Best International Documentary Award at Toronto's Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, making her the first African filmmaker to receive the honour. “Out of School” is her second feature documentary.
