L'Armée du Salut (Salvation Army)

L'Armée du Salut (Salvation Army)

'Abdellah Taïa's lovely and elliptical adaptation of his autobiographical novel about growing up gay, effeminate, and powerless in Morocco.' Village Voice

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In a working class neighbourhood in Casablanca, Abdellah, a homosexual teen, tries to build his own life within his big family, caught between an authoritarian mother and an older brother, who he adores.

France, Morocco - 2014 - 1h 21m

Directed By: Abdellah Taïa
Written By: Abdellah Taïa
Starring: Saïd Mrini, Karim Ait M'Hand, Amine Ennaji, Frédéric Landenberg

L'Armée du Salut (Salvation Army)
  • Salvation Army

    'Abdellah Taïa's lovely and elliptical adaptation of his autobiographical novel about growing up gay, effeminate, and powerless in Morocco.' Village Voice

    Toronto International Film Festival
    Venice Film Festival
    Rotterdam International Film Festival

    Want to rent only this film instead of subscr...