Salvation Army

Salvation Army

82 mins | Drama | May 7, 2014

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.

Salvation Army

82 mins | Drama | May 7, 2014

Salvation Army
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Les Films Pelléas, Les Films de Pierre
Original title L'Armée du Salut
Directors Abdellah Taïa
Writers Abdellah Taïa

Cast

Said Mrini

as Abdellah (young)

Karim Ait M'Hand

as Abdellah (adult)

Amine Ennaji

as Slimane

Guillaume Bonnier

as French tourist

Sandra Korol

as University secretary

Felipe Castro

as Street Man