To be a Baron in life, you have to move as little as possible, because every human is given a certain amount of step credit, and every step you take uses it up. We Barons know this fact from the start and that’s what sets us apart from the rest of the world. The most ambitious Baron is me, Hassan. My kick is to make people laugh. But for my dad, comedian is not a job, not like bus driver, a real job with a monthly pay. Mounir wants us to stay Barons forever. But that doesn’t suit my aspirations. Because in order to succeed, you need to leave the neighbourhood, but you can’t just walk away, you have to escape. And to escape, you have to make a run for it, and if you run, you’re not a Baron anymore. Hassan

2010

San Paolo IPFF competition pour Audience Award (Brésil)

Comedy Cluj (Roumanie)

Beirut Intl. Film Festival (Liban)

Lodz XVth Forum of European Cinema (Pologne)

Arabian Sights Washington DC (USA)

24th Braunschweig International Film Festival (Allemagne)

Ouverture du Festival du film EU de Toronto (Canada)

ARPA International Film Festival : Francophone Award (Los Angeles USA)

European Film Festival Palic (Serbia)

Rotterdam Film festival 39th Edition (Pays-Bas)

2009

Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (Belgique Compétition Emile Cantillon – 1er long métrage de fiction (Belgique)

Prix du Public et Prix du Meilleur Acteur au Festival International du Film d'Amiens (France)

Prix de Jury au Festival International du Film de Marrakech (Maroc)

Dubai International Film Festival 6th edition (Dubai)