MAJOR PROJECT: BACKSTORY DEVELOPMENT - BROTHERS

The Karjimi family

In a small town southWest along the coastline from Casablanca called Ben Abid (بن عابد) lived the Karjimi family. Father, mother and two sons Riyad (8) and Islam (5). Adventurous father unexplainably comes home one day to announce he wants to go away to pursue a career in Europe. He wants to take the family, but the hastiness at which he wants things to happen does not appeal to his wife who would rather stay where they are. 

What his wife doesn't know is that he is severe debt with a local man. Hence the speedy nature of his suggestion and sudden movement. He knows the man does not know about his family so he decides to leave them behind and run, go on an adventure to Europe. However there is some reluctancy but he knows he can't come back as he will be hunted down. 

Around 14 years later when the boys are adults their mother becomes severely ill. 

Riyad Karjimi

• 22 years old
• Reluctant factory worker making components expensive cars
• Wants to become an actor, inspired by the film Casablanca, he lives in the shadow of the city itself. 
• Feels a bond with his younger brother and also recognises the potential in his brother to do something great with his gifted mind.
• When his mother falls ill realises there is nothing for him left in Morocco, so makes his mind up to go to Europe to fulfil his ambition and to find their father. 
• He would go himself, but he wants to stick with his brother to be his father figure.
• When mother dies he has to persuade his brother that going to Europe is the best thing for both of them.

Islam Karjimi

Rural Moroccan fruit sellers

• 19 years old
• Works happily as a citrus fruit picker, getting less than minimum wage for something which he finds quite satisfying. 
• Very smart, but doesn't see his own potential like others do.
• He is very intent on staying by his mothers side even when she dies he wants to stay where she is and not leave home. 
• He cannot be persuaded easily, believes he can work his way up through the fruit picking business. 

However the man who 14 years prior was hunting their father down discovers who they are and that they are and who they are related to. So he decides he will get the money from them, threatening them with their lives if they don't pay up. Riyad still can't get his delusional brother to leave until finally the man finds their house raiding it of all possessions including all money saved by the brothers. For good measure he then burns their house down leaving them with nothing. 

This forces them to leave the country however now their is some anger from both of them for their father as he was the one who did this to them. So they go on a journey to track him down and pursue their dreams.