Death for Sale

{{Infobox film

| name = Death for Sale

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| director = Faouzi Bensaïdi

| producer = Entre Chien et Loup, Agora Film, Liaison Cinématographique

| writer =

| starring = Fehd Benchemsi, Fouad Labiad, Mouchcine Malzi, Iman Mechrafi, Nezha Rahil, Faouzi Bensaïdi

| distributor = Urban Distribution

| released = {{film date|2011}}

| runtime = 117 minutes

| country = Morocco
Belgium
France

| language = Arab

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| screenplay = Faouzi Bensaïdi

| cinematography =

| editing = Danielle Anezin

| music = Richard Horowitz

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Death for Sale is a 2011 film directed by Faouzi Bensaïdi.{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/cinefoundation/ficheFilmAtelier/id/10888064/year/2009.html|title=Death for Sale|publisher=festival-cannes.fr|accessdate=22 March 2012}}{{IMDb title|2043822}} The film was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.{{cite web |url=http://www.libe.ma/Mort-a-Vendre-de-Faouzi-Bensaidi-representera-le-Maroc-aux-Oscars-2013_a29812.html |title="Mort à Vendre" de Faouzi Bensaidi représentera le Maroc aux Oscars 2013 |accessdate=2012-08-17|work=www.libe.ma}}

Plot

Drifting youngsters under the leaden sky of Tetouan, a city in northern Morocco. Malik, Allal and Soufiane, are desperate petty criminals, who try to flee a life of material and moral poverty. None of them finds a way out: Malik is in love with the prostitute Dounia and to help her accepts working with a corrupt police inspector, Allal pushes drugs and has the police hot on his heels, Soufiane gives vent to his rage by embracing the cause of fundamentalism. The three friends decide to attempt a job in a jeweller's for a last chance.[http://www.festivalcinemaafricano.org/eng/index.php?pag=vis_film&id_film=839 African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival - Milan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711015248/http://www.festivalcinemaafricano.org/eng/index.php?pag=vis_film&id_film=839 |date=2012-07-11 }} - 22nd edition ([http://www.festivalcinemaafricano.org license CC BY-SA])