School of Hope(2020)

School of Hope Synopsis

In the vast expanse of desert East of Atlas Mountains in Morocco, seasonal rain and snow once supported livestock, but now the drought seems to never end. Hardly a blade of grass can be seen, and families travel miles on foot to get water from a muddy hole in the ground. Yet the children willingly ride donkeys and bicycles or walk for miles across rocks to a "school of hope" built of clay. Following both the students and the teachers in the Oulad Boukais Tribe's community school for over three years, SCHOOL OF HOPE shows students Mohamed, Miloud, Fatima, and their classmates, responding with childish glee to the school's altruistic young teacher, Mohamed. Each child faces individual obstacles - supporting their aging parents; avoiding restrictions from relatives based on traditional gender roles - while their young teacher makes do in a house with no electricity or water.

School of Hope (2020) is a documentary film directed by Mohamed El Aboudi, released on December 31, 2020 with a runtime of 1h 18m. It stars Kaddour Errahmany, Mohamed Errahmany, Ali Errahmany and Toumi Dahbi. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 1 ratings.