Mounim Kbab, Mustapha Hansali, Hicham Moussoune

Ali, Kwita, Omar and Boubker are street kids. The daily dose of glue sniffing represents their only escape from reality. Since they left Dib and his gang, they have been living on the portside of Casa...( read more  read more... )blanca. They live in constant fear of Dib's revenge. Ali wants to become a sailor - when he was living with his mother, a prostitute, he used to listen to a fairy tale about the sailor who discovered the miracle island with two suns. Instead of finding his island in the dream, Ali and his friends are confronted with Dib's gang. Matters are getting serious.

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Directed by: Nabil Ayouch

Release Date: November 25, 2000

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DVD Release Date: January 1, 2005

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  • May 25, 2008
    A Moroccan film about homeless children on the streets of Casablanca. The title character is killed in a street dispute in the first scene and his friends are forced to find a way to bury him with limited resources. This isn?t nearly as depressing as it all sounds, although this ...( read more)is an unflinching look at young children living in very desperate conditions. The film has a real sense of childhood whimsy despite depicting the gritty mean streets of Casablanca. What?s remarkable is that the film successfully has its cake and eats it too, it manages to simultaneously be gritty and whimsical, something hacks like Marc Forster only dream of actually accomplishing. The actors in the film are actually homeless children and the movie has a documentary feel but never revels in it. A very good movie from an area that doesn?t get much representation in international cinema.
  • September 3, 2007
    A fairy-tale of homelessness. A magical, life-affirming film.
  • June 18, 2007
    Amazing film about three boys trying to give their best friend a burial fit for a prince.
  • April 3, 2007
    no info = no interest
  • September 28, 2006
    This looks really crap.

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August 2, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

It's the eyes of the children ... that stay with you after Ali Zaoua is over -- as well as the compassion that's evident in every frame. full review

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