The commandment
2003, Arabic. Directed by Hakim Noury.
The film is about the suffering of a mother with one of her sons who asks her to sell the family home, one of the traditional old houses, to repay his debts, but she categorically refuses to bow to his request in favor of the "commandment" of her husband, who recommended before his death to keep the house.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 1 October 2003
- Original title
- الوصية
- Country
- Morocco
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The commandment runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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The commandment isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 2003. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The commandment?
The commandment (2003) was directed by Hakim Noury and stars Noufissa Doukkali, Loubna Rochd, Rachid Daouani.