Salvation Army (L'armée du salut)
Strand (2013)
Drama, Foreign, Queer Themes/Interest
In Collection
#494
7*
Seen ItYes
(6/9/2016 Netflix)
712267341924
IMDB   5.4
82 mins France / French
DVD  Region 2
Raphael Bonacchi
Said Mrini Abdellah jeune
Karim Ait M'Hand Abdellah adulte
Amine Ennaji Slimane
Frédéric Landenberg Jean
Hamza Slaoui Mustapha
Malika El Hamaoui La mère
Abdelhak Swilah Le père
Youness Chara Fumeur de joints
Oumaima Miftah Soeur 1
Souhaila Achike Soeur 2
Houda Mokad Soeur 3
Ibtissam Es Shaimi Soeur 4
Hasna Boulahana Soeur 5
Amal Maarouf Serveuse restaurant
Amin Labsal Le pêcheur
Abdelwahad Badri Homme de la rue
Hamid Elouajdi Mouladi Marchand de pastèques
Imad Benhima Adolescent bagarreur
Youness Doumi Maître d'hôtel
Khalid Bekkouri Policier
Saïd Anzadi Réceptionniste
Mouad Agarrab Frère de la serveuse
Jamal Meziane Homme hammam
Soufiane Saddar Vendeur de cigarettes
Guillaume Bonnier Le Français
Director/Choreographer
Abdellah Taia
Producer Hugues Charbonneau
Pauline Gygax
Writer/Composer Abdellah Taia
Cinematography Agnès Godard


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.
Edition Details
Original Title L'armée du salut
Release Date 2012
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 6/8/2016
Store Amazon
Purchase Price $19.51
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Festivals & Awards Venice 2013
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Notes
I really liked this film -- While a coming of age film, it is not a stereotypical "gay" coming of age film -- While the mileau is a culture vey different from my teenage years, now some 60 years ago, it brought back memories of my own confusion and experimentation -- Abdellah is much brighter than I was, coming to his adulthood long before I did --Stick with this movie -- Hopefully, it will stick with you.