Final Round

Rachid is a young man who survives in Morroco boxing in clandestine fights in order to save enough money with which to pay a smuggler, and be able to cross the Strait of Gibraltar with his two friends.

Cast

Youssef Ettouile

as Rachid

Ahmed Elmir

as Salek

Yacine Elgarda

as Illy

Rabie Kati

as Hicham

Moussa Maaskri

as Le Passeur

Habib Kadi

as Simo Tanjaoui

Farid Elouardi

as Hamza Elouejdi

Mehdi Damir

as The Bookmaker

Mustapha Abourachid

as Inspecteur de Police

Hajar Abourachid

as La prostituée

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