Horses of God

Horses of God

No one is born a martyr.

Directed by Nabil Ayouch

Produced by Ali'n Productions, Centre Cinématographique Marocain

2013115 min7.2 / 10

A sobering, intimate portrait of two brothers' descent into radicalization across a decade, grounded in the specific desperation and spiritual searching of Moroccan slum life.

The film follows two brothers over the course of a decade. While they begin as kids in search of thrills in the sprawling slums of Morocco’s Sidi Moumen, we witness their gradual, and ultimately shocking, radicalisation.

Questions people ask

  • Does Horses of God end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Horses of God sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Horses of God scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Horses of God easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Horses of God violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

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71/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity77

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise61

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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