Salvation Army

1h 22m
Drama
6.1

Abdellah is a young gay man navigating the sexual, racial and political climate of Morocco. Growing up in a large family in a working-class neighborhood, Abdellah is caught between a distant father, an authoritarian mother, an older brother whom he adores and a handful of predatory older men, in a society that denies his homosexuality.

Cast

Said Mrini
Abdellah (young)
Karim Ait M'Hand
Abdellah (adult)
Amine Ennaji
Slimane
Frédéric Landenberg
Jean
Guillaume Bonnier
French tourist
Sandra Korol
University secretary
Felipe Castro
Street Man

Crew

Abdellah Taïa
Director, Screenplay, Novel
Françoise Tourmen
Editor
Agnès Godard
Director of Photography
Marie-Ange Luciani
Producer

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