Drama · Belgium · 2023 · 1h 50m

The Damned Don't Cry

Les damnés ne pleurent pas

The Damned Don't Cry poster
Director
Fyzal Boulifa
Cast
Aïcha Tebbae as Fatima-Zahra Abdellah El Hajjouji as Selim Antoine Reinartz as Sébastien Moustapha Mokafih as Moustapha Walid Chaibi as Abdou Sawsen Kotbi as Touriya
Crew
Caroline Champetier — Director of Photography François Quiqueré — Editor Fyzal Boulifa — Screenplay Clément Lepoutre — Producer Olivier Muller — Producer Gary Farkas — Producer
Synopsis

Fatima-Zahra and her teenage son Selim move from place to place, forever trying to outrun the latest scandal she’s caught up in. When Selim discovers the truth about their past, Fatima-Zahra vows to make a fresh start. In Tangier, new opportunities promise the legitimacy they each crave but not without pushing the volatile mother-son relationship to the breaking point.

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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Fyzal Boulifa Director Caroline Champetier Director of Photography François Quiqueré Editor Fyzal Boulifa Screenplay Clément Lepoutre Producer Olivier Muller Producer Gary Farkas Producer Karim Debbagh Producer Samuel Charbonnot Production Design Manokoune Cecile Costume Design
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