title: Il était une fois, il était deux fois
text: # Il était une fois, il était deux fois
  
  Il était une fois, il était deux fois (English: Once Upon a Time, Twice Upon a Time, Moroccan Arabic: كان حتى كان واحد المرة حْتى كان زوجْ دالمرات) is a 2007 Moroccan film directed by Bachir Skiredj in his directional debut. It was screened at the 9th edition of the Moroccan National Film Festival held in Tangier.
  
  ## Synopsis
  
  Maarouf is a cobbler married to a Aisha, an abusive woman, who mistreats him, often attacking him physically. One day, in a fit of rage, Aisha attempts to hit her husband with a cobbler's hammer, but instead, her blow cracks the wall from which appears a genie that ejects Maarouf into a new life in the city of Orlando.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Bachir Skiredj
  * Sanae Kamari
  * Rachida Saâudi
  * Emilio Jaramillo
  * Even Jaramillo
  