Salvation Army (2013)

6.1/10 82 min Drama

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.

Cast

Karim Ait M'Hand

Abdellah (adult)

Amine Ennaji

Slimane

Guillaume Bonnier

French tourist

Felipe Castro

Street Man

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