Arabic-French drama from BAFTA-nominated writer-director Fyzal Boulifa (Lynn + Lucy), nominated for Best Film at the London Film Festival and Queer...
Arabic-French drama from BAFTA-nominated writer-director Fyzal Boulifa (Lynn + Lucy), nominated for Best Film at the London Film Festival and Queer Lion at Venice.
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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95 %19 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
"Humane, richly involving and powerfully acted by two headliners making their screen debut."
The Guardian"The fully lived-in performances from the impressive non-professional leads brings the film a fierce, thorny authenticity."
Screen Daily"(Boulifa) ditches the English kitchen-sink milieu of his fine debut Lynn + Lucy for something stranger and more sensuous."
Variety"The Damned Don’t Cry is excellent, asking tough questions about society and morality without easy answers or neat conclusions."
IndieWireThe Damned Don't Cry | Details
- Runtime
- 110
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Belgium, France, Morocco, UK