Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets

Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets

2001 · 99 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama

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.

Directed by Nabil Ayouch · Written by Nabil Ayouch

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Mounïm Kbab Kwita
Abdelhak Zhayra Ali Zaoua
Hicham Moussoune Boubker
Mustapha Hansali Omar
Abdessamad Tourab Nourredine
Saïd Taghmaoui Dib
Amal Ayouch Madame Zaoua
Mohamed Majd Le pêcheur
Hicham Ibrahimi Le Marin
Nadia Ould Hajjaj La Lycéenne
Ahmed Naim Père de la lycéenne
Meriame Raiss Amie de la lycéenne

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