''Il était une fois, il était deux fois'' ( English: ''Once Upon a Time, Twice Upon a Time'', Moroccan Arabic: كان حتى كان واحد المرة حْتى كان زوجْ دالمرات) is a 2007 Moroccan film directed by

Bachir Skiredj Bachir Skiredj (26 May 1939 – 28 January 2021) was a Moroccan actor, filmmaker, comedian, and screenwriter. A popular entertainer for decades, he was best known for his role in Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi's ''In Search of My Wife's Husband, À la ...

in his directional debut. It was screened at the 9th edition of the Moroccan National Film Festival held in Tangier.

Synopsis

Maarouf is a cobbler married to a Aisha, an abusive woman, who mistreats him, often attacking him physically. One day, in a fit of rage, Aisha attempts to hit her husband with a cobbler's hammer, but instead, her blow cracks the wall from which appears a genie that ejects Maarouf into a new life in the city of Orlando.

Cast

* Sanae Kamari * Rachida Saâudi * Emilio Jaramillo * Even Jaramillo

References

Moroccan drama films 2007 films {{Morocco-film-stub