Thank You Satan

“Thank You Satan” (2026), also known by its Arabic title المطرود من رحمة الله, is a Moroccan-French dark comedy-drama directed and written by Moroccan filmmaker Hicham Lasri. The film runs for about 1 hour 33–38 minutes and was released theatrically in Morocco on 8 April 2026.

The story is set in France in 1993. Serge and May are a young couple struggling financially while preparing for the arrival of their baby. Serge dreams of becoming a successful writer, but his latest novel is rejected by his publisher. To support his family, he takes a job as a night receptionist at a major Paris hotel.

His life takes a dramatic turn when he discovers that one of the hotel's guests is Rahman, a writer who has been targeted by a fatwa, with a huge financial reward offered for his capture. Serge sees the situation as an opportunity to solve his financial problems, but his decision gradually pulls him into a dangerous world involving violence, ideology, greed and moral compromise.