The Damned Don't Cry (2023)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,700,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ar |
| Popularity | 3.828 |
Directed By
Fyzal Boulifa
Crew
Fyzal Boulifa
Fyzal Boulifa
François Quiqueré
Ingrid Ralet
Cassandre Warnauts
Emmanuel de Boissieu
Olivier Muller
Caroline Champetier
Clément Lepoutre
Karim Debbagh
Nadah El Shazly
Luc Catania
Gary Farkas
Bruno Schweisguth
Selıa Çakir
Samuel Charbonnot
Nadah El Shazly
Youssef Elyania
Selıa Çakir
Jamal Quandil
Taoufik El Jannani
Fouad Chaairi
Khaoula El Jarmouzi
Manokoune Cecile
Thibault Walckiers
Badiaa Aziz
Reda Daabal
Swan Guessoum
Hélène Lamy-au-Rousseau
Abdelhadi El Fakir
Elias Vervecken
Amine Rifaa
Jamal Quandil
Emmanuel de Boissieu
Samuel Charbonnot
Amouzoune Abderazak
Anne Caramagnol
Ranya Targhy
TOP CAST
Aïcha Tebbae
Fatima-Zahra
Abdellah El Hajjouji
Selim
Antoine Reinartz
Sébastien
Moustapha Mokafih
Moustapha
Walid Chaibi
Abdou
Sawsen Kotbi
Touriya
Samira Oferighe
Aïcha
Jonathan Genet
Édouard
Ikram Elamghari
Nizha
Souad Charaf
Naima
Naima Louadni
Fatima-Zahra's Mother
Adelkrim Tarda
Fatima-Zahra's Father
Nou-El Houda Raji
Policeman
Touriya Jinaoui
Lodger
Fatima Errafih
Touriya's Mother
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