Salvation Army (film) explained

Director:	Abdellah Taia
Starring:	Said Mrini, Karim Ait M'Hand, Amine Ennaji
Cinematography:	Agnès Godard
Editing:	Françoise Tourmen
Runtime:	80 minutes

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.^[14]

Synopsis

The film follows a young Moroccan homosexual man in a society that denies his sexuality.

Cast

• 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

• 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)

External links

• • Film's press kit

Notes and References

1. Web site: Salvation Army. 2021-11-16. Film at Lincoln Center. en.
2. Web site: Salvation Army. 2021-11-16. SFFILM. en-US.
3. News: Kenigsberg. Ben. 2015-01-22. He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not — Oh, Hi, Dad. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-11-16. 0362-4331.
4. Web site: 2014-10-03. Abdellah Taïa: 'In Arab countries, homosexuality is a crime. This has to change'. 2021-11-16. the Guardian. en.
5. Web site: Safar: Salvation Army. 2021-11-16. archive.ica.art. en.
6. Web site: 2016-10-20. L'ARMÉE DU SALUT (SALVATION ARMY). 2021-11-16. AFRIKAMERA. en-US.
7. Web site: Salvation Army (L'Armée du salut). 2021-11-16. Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. en.
8. Book: Taïa, Abdellah. Salvation Army. 2009-03-27. Semiotext(e). 978-1-58435-070-5. Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Cambridge, MA, USA. en. Stock. Frank.
9. Web site: Hoeij. Boyd van. 2013-09-03. Salvation Army (L'Armee du Salut): Venice Review. 2021-11-16. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US.
10. Web site: 2013-09-05. Exclusive interview: 'There is a place for gays in Islam'. 2021-11-16. France 24. en.
11. Web site: Weissberg. Jay. 2013-09-12. Venice Film Review: 'Salvation Army'. 2021-11-16. Variety. en-US.
12. Web site: Frosch. Jon. 2013-09-06. 'There's a Place for Gays in Islam'. 2021-11-16. The Atlantic. en.
13. Web site: Festival Scope. 2021-11-16. pro.festivalscope.com.
14. Web site: Venice: Arab film features gay protagonist. .