Ali Zaoua, Prince de la Rue (2000)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 99 minuten
Alternative title: Ali Zoua: Prince of the Streets
Country:
Morocco / Tunisia / France / Belgium
Directed by: Nabil Ayouch
Stars: Mounïm Kbab, Mustapha Hansali and Hicham Moussoune
IMDb score:
7,3 (3.129)
Releasedate: 8 September 2000
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Ali Zaoua, Prince de la Rue plot
Ali, Kwita, Omar and Boubker are street children. They have left Dib's gang and now live on their own in the harbor. Ali wants to leave, he wants to become a sailor and make a trip around the world. During a violent confrontation with Dib's gang, Ali dies. His friends return his body to the harbor and decide to bury him like a prince.
Actors and actresses
Kwita
Boubker
Omar
Ali Zaoua
Dib
Madame Zaoua
Le Pêcheur
Le Marin
La Lycéenne
Père de la lycéenne
Reviews & comments
Dreiecke
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- 2768 messages
- 902 votes
Very poignant: the child who dies, the thoughts and feelings surrounding it and the rituals that are performed before the funeral, for example the washing of the dead body.
If you have ever experienced (a) death(s) up close, things like this are recognizable.
The children act naturally and the atmosphere is very well created. The tough tramp and gang life of the street children looks very realistic.
The images are good, sometimes an animation in between and the score is appropriate, not striking.
A raw portrait of the bottom layer of society and a highlight in particular of death and mourning, alongside fantasy and dreams of the children to make reality more bearable.
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Movsin
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- 8286 messages
- 8441 votes
It is in any case remarkable that the children are played by real street children and they are really wonderful.
What is striking is the childhood of these young people in addition to their mental alertness to survive without guidance or support.
Despite the sadness of their existence, they continue to dream, fantasize and hope.
Good movie. Reminds me of "Slumdog Millionaire" there where it talks about selling eyes. "Blind beggars are more successful" is the reasoning of human traffickers and pimps in whose hands these children are in danger of ending up.
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Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
A harrowing account of a few street children who have a daily struggle to survive and also have to deal with other youth gangs. A very futureless life, without being able to fall back on parents or other adults. It makes these children hard and often ruthless. That's how we discovered... The story is set in Moroccan Casablanca, but the difference with the Brazilian children in a favela or a slum in Nigeria or India is essentially the same.
Very strong acting by the kids. Very authentic performance from everyone. The hard existence is well presented. Raw and poignant, but all in all also child-sized (with a light-hearted approach). Is this film also not offered as a youth film or was it not promoted on JEF at the time?
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