Salvation Army is a 2013 French-Swiss-Moroccan drama film written and directed by Abdellah Taia in his directorial debut.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] It is an adaptation of Taia's 2006 autobiographical novel of the same name.[8][9][10][11] Taia submitted the controversial film's original screenplay to the National Centre for Moroccan Cinema, hoping it would be released in Morocco.[12] The film won multiple awards[13] and was screened at the Venice Film Festival.[9][12][14]
| Salvation Army | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Abdellah Taia |
| Written by | Abdellah Taia |
| Starring | Said Mrini, Karim Ait M'Hand, Amine Ennaji |
| Cinematography | Agnès Godard |
| Edited by | Françoise Tourmen |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Synopsis
editThe film follows a young Moroccan homosexual man in a society that denies his sexuality.
Cast
edit- Saïd Mrini (young Abdellah)
- Karim Ait M'Hand (adult Abdellah)
- Amine Ennaji (Slimane)
- Frédéric Landenberg (Jean)
- Hamza Slaoui (Mustapha)
- Malika El Hamaoui (Abdellah's mother)
- Abdellah Swilah (Abdellah's father)
- Youness Chara (smoker)
- Oumaima Miftah (sister #1)
- Souhaila Achike (sister #2)
- Houda Mokad (sister #3)
- Ibtissam Es Shaimi (sister #4)
- Hasna Boulahama (sister #5)
Awards and accolades
edit- Grand Jury Prize: French Feature Film (Angers Film Festival)
- Special Programming Award for Artistic Achievement (Outfest Film Festival)
- Best First Feature Film (Durban International Film Festival)
References
edit- ^ "Salvation Army". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "Salvation Army". SFFILM. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (2015-01-22). "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not — Oh, Hi, Dad". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "Abdellah Taïa: 'In Arab countries, homosexuality is a crime. This has to change'". the Guardian. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "Safar: Salvation Army". archive.ica.art. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "L'ARMÉE DU SALUT (SALVATION ARMY)". AFRIKAMERA. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "Salvation Army (L'Armée du salut)". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ Taïa, Abdellah (2009-03-27). Salvation Army. Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Translated by Stock, Frank. Cambridge, MA, USA: Semiotext(e). ISBN 978-1-58435-070-5.
- ^ a b Hoeij, Boyd van (2013-09-03). "Salvation Army (L'Armee du Salut): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "Exclusive interview: 'There is a place for gays in Islam'". France 24. 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (2013-09-12). "Venice Film Review: 'Salvation Army'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ a b Frosch, Jon (2013-09-06). "'There's a Place for Gays in Islam'". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "Festival Scope". pro.festivalscope.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "Venice: Arab film features gay protagonist". Associated Press.