Salvation Army (film)

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 byAbdellah Taia
Written byAbdellah Taia
StarringSaid Mrini, Karim Ait M'Hand, Amine Ennaji
CinematographyAgnès Godard
Edited byFrançoise Tourmen
Release date
2013
Running time
80 minutes

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

References
  1. "Salvation Army". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  2. "Salvation Army". SFFILM. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  3. 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.
  4. "Abdellah Taïa: 'In Arab countries, homosexuality is a crime. This has to change'". the Guardian. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  5. "Safar: Salvation Army". archive.ica.art. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  6. "L'ARMÉE DU SALUT (SALVATION ARMY)". AFRIKAMERA. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  7. "Salvation Army (L'Armée du salut)". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  8. 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.
  9. Hoeij, Boyd van (2013-09-03). "Salvation Army (L'Armee du Salut): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  10. "Exclusive interview: 'There is a place for gays in Islam'". France 24. 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  11. Weissberg, Jay (2013-09-12). "Venice Film Review: 'Salvation Army'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  12. Frosch, Jon (2013-09-06). "'There's a Place for Gays in Islam'". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  13. "Festival Scope". pro.festivalscope.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  14. "Venice: Arab film features gay protagonist". Associated Press.
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