So What If the Goats Die

So What If the Goats Die (French: Qu'importe si les bêtes meurent), is a 2020 Moroccan short film directed by Sofia Alaoui. It was screened at a number of international film festivals including the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, and the Namur International Francophone Film Festival, winning multiple awards. In 2023, Alaoui released a feature film based on the short titled Animalia.

Synopsis
In the Atlas Mountains, Abdellah, a young shepherd, and his father are stuck in their sheepfold because of the snow. Their livestock are dying, and Abdellah has to get food from a village more than a day's walk away. With his mule, he arrives at the village and discovers that it is deserted because of a curious event.

Cast

 * Saïd Ouabi (Lunatic)
 * Fouad Oughaou (Abdellah)
 * Moha Oughaou (Father)
 * Oumaïma Oughaou (Itto)