Salvation Army

Salvation Army

2014 · 82 min · FR · 6.5 (31 votes)
Dir. Abdellah Taïa · Starring Said Mrini, Karim Ait M'Hand, Amine Ennaji, Frédéric Landenberg, Guillaume Bonnier, Sandra Korol
Drama

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.

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A raw, intimate portrayal of a young man's struggle for self-acceptance. It's a quiet, often painful journey through societal constraints and familial expectations, set against a backdrop of simmering tension and unspoken desires.

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