We Could Be Heroes

For the song by Alesso featuring Tove Lo, see Heroes (We Could Be).
Not to be confused with We Can Be Heroes (disambiguation).
We Could Be Heroes
Directed byHind Bensari
Written byHind Bensari
Produced byBullitt Films
StarringAzeddine Nouiri
CinematographySofie Steenberger
Edited byLilia Sellami
Music byTin Soheili
Production
company
Cinetele Films
Release date
  • 2 May 2018 (2018-05-02)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryMorocco
LanguageArabic

We Could Be Heroes is a 2018 Moroccan documentary sport film directed by Hind Bensari and produced by Habib Attia and Vibeke Vogel for Bullitt Films.[1] The film focused on the life of Azeddine Nouiri, the Paralympic shot put champion, who overcame his physical challenges to be selected to 2016 Rio Paralympic Games along with his childhood friend Youssef.[2]

The film premiered on 2 May 2018 at the Scotiabank Theatre.[3] The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals.[4][5] The film won the Jury Prize at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. The film also won the "Best International Documentary Award" at the Toronto International Film Festival.[6] The film won Grand Prix at the Tangier National Film Festival.[7]

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