Synopsis
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 Casablanca. 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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Cast
- Mounïm KbabKwita
- Hicham MoussouneBoubker
- Mustapha HansaliOmar
- Abdelhak ZhayraAli Zaoua
- Saïd TaghmaouiDib
- Amal AyouchMadame Zaoua
- Mohammed MajdLe Pêcheur
- Hicham IbrahimiLe Marin
- Nadia Ould HajjajLa Lycéenne
- Ahmed NaimPère de la lycéenne
Recommendations
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
Through a simple story line, dramatic acting and National Geographic-like shots of the city's rough and pristine edges -- creates cinematic magic. - 75
New York Post
Ali Zaoua doesn't have the fireworks that made "City of God," the story of Brazilian youth gangs, a crossover hit. But in its own, low-key way, Ali Zaoua is just as stirring. - 40
Film Threat
Beautifully produced but emotionally vacant drama. - 40
The New York Times
An overdose of morbid sentimentality.
