At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Humour and everyday lifeLocal Islams and syncretism
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2019 CE · 1440 AH†
- Countries
- MA · FR
- Languages
- ar (original)
- Approach
- comedy
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- القديس المجهولLe Miracle du Saint InconnuThe Unknown Saint
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"The Unknown Saint" is a comedy film released in 2019, produced in Morocco and France, directed by Alaa Eddine Aljem. Its leading performers include Younes Bouab, Anas El Baz and Salah Ben Salah. A Moroccan comedy by Alaa Eddine Aljem about a thief who buries his loot in an imaginary grave, and the place turns into a popular shrine; a cheerful elegy on popular blessing and piety. 1 2
Context and reception
The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.
Connections
- Features
- Younes Bouab· Anas El Baz· Salah Bensalah
- Directed by
- Alaa Eddine Aljem
People and things also explored
Xala· The virtues of the Arabs of the Jahiliyya· Consecrated Livestock· Sekaten· Talismanic shirt· al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba· Hatim al-Ta'i· Ibn al-Sammak the preacher
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Unknown Saint”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/al-qiddis-al-majhul-2019/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.