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Based on the novel by Abdellah Taïa.
DVD release of the 2013 motion picture.
Said Mrini, Karim Ait M'hand, Amine Ennaji.
Abdellah is a young gay man navigating the sexual, racial and political climate of Morrocco. Growing up in a large family, Abdellah is caught between a distant father, an authoritarian mother, and a handful of predatory older men, in a society that denies his homosexuality. As a college student, Abdellah moves to Geneva and while faced with the new possibilities of freedom, he grapples with the loss of his homeland.
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Contents: Armée du salut.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
In Arabic and French, with optional subtitles in English.
PUBLISHED
[Culver City, California] : Strand Releasing, 2015.
Year Published: 2015
Description: 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Taïa, Abdellah, 1973-
Mrini, Said,
M'hand, Karim Ait,
Ennaji, Amine,
Strand Releasing (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Gay men -- Morocco -- Drama.
Families -- Morocco -- Drama.
Foreign films -- Morocco.
Casablanca (Morocco) -- Drama.
Geneva (Switzerland) -- Drama.
Feature films.
Coming-of-age films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.