'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

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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
Aspects: Arab cinema, French cinema, gay and lesbian film, LGBTQ cinema