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The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

2023•1h 50m•6.0/10
Drama

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6.0/10(12)

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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Production

Vixens, Frakas Productions, Kasbah Films

Language

AR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Aïcha Tebbae

Fatima-Zahra

Abdellah El Hajjouji

Selim

Antoine Reinartz

Antoine Reinartz

Sébastien

Moustapha Mokafih

Moustapha

Walid Chaibi

Abdou

Sawsen Kotbi

Touriya

Samira Oferighe

Aïcha

Jonathan Genet

Jonathan Genet

Édouard

Ikram Elamghari

Nizha

Souad Charaf

Naima

Naima Louadni

Fatima-Zahra's Stepmother

Adelkrim Tarda

Fatima-Zahra's Father

Nou-El Houda Raji

Policeman

Touriya Jinaoui

Lodger

Fatima Errafih

Touriya's Mother

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