The Unknown Saint
الولي المجهول
Alaa Eddine Aljem's Moroccan comedy about a thief who buries his loot in a fake grave that becomes a popular shrine — a wry look at folk religiosity.
Depth
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.
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Connections
- Features
- Younes Bouab· Anas El Baz· Salah Bensalah
- Directed by
- Alaa Eddine Aljem
People and things also explored
The virtues of the Arabs of the Jahiliyya· Consecrated Livestock· Sekaten· al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba· Hatim al-Ta'i· Ta'abbata Sharran· The Muslims Are Coming!· Four Lions
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. Accessed 2026-10-17.