---
title: 'The Barber of the Poor District (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mohamed Reggab'
released: '1982-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Morocco'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-barber-of-the-poor-district-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3359808/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Barber of the Poor District (1982)

1982 · Drama, Crime · Morocco


## Synopsis

The Barber of the Poor District is a 1982 Moroccan film directed by Mohamed Reggab and adapted from a play of the same title by Youssef Fadel. It was the director's sole feature film, and became a Moroccan cult classic. It was screened at the first edition of the National Film Festival in Rabat, where it received as a special mention and the 10th edition of the National Film Festival as part of a series on Moroccan classics. Internationally, the film was screened at Three Continents Festival in 1983, and the Berlin International Film Festival in 1982. The debts incurred for the production of his sole feature film led to Reggab being imprisoned.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mohamed Reggab](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohamed-reggab)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-barber-of-the-poor-district-1982
Film facts: Wikidata (Q12208565); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.