Salvation Army (2014)

  • NR
  • 05/07/2014 (FR)
  • Drama
  • 1h 22m

Overview

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.

Abdellah Taïa

Director, Screenplay, Novel

Cast

Said Mrini's headshot

Said Mrini

Abdellah (young)
Karim Ait M'Hand's headshot

Karim Ait M'Hand

Abdellah (adult)
Amine Ennaji's headshot

Amine Ennaji

Slimane
Frédéric Landenberg's headshot

Frédéric Landenberg

Jean
Guillaume Bonnier's headshot

Guillaume Bonnier

French tourist
Sandra Korol's headshot

Sandra Korol

University secretary
Felipe Castro's headshot

Felipe Castro

Street Man

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