Synopsis
Yachine and Nabil, inseparable friends, fall under the influence of Yachine’s violent older brother, Hamid, after the latter is released from prison on drug charges, now a newly-minted Islamic fundamentalist. These are street kids from poor families where everyday violence, mental illness, corruption, and dope-dealing compete with fantasies of escaping to Western Europe to earn scads of money or dreams of making it as a professional soccer player. They are subject to the lure of religious fanatics who blame their misfortune on “the imperialist Zionist conspiracy” and offer a “community of new brothers” to those who will submit to the discipline of martyrdom.
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Movie Details
Spain Releases: | July 3rd, 2015 (Wide) |
Video Release: | September 2nd, 2014 by Kino Lorber |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 115 minutes |
Keywords: | Poverty, Gangs, Terrorism, Soccer, Religious, Orthodox Religion, Jewish, Israeli Palestinian Conflict, Muslims, Coming of Age |
Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Ali n' Productions, Stone Angels, YC Aligator Film, Artemis Prods, Les Films du Nouveau Monde, Canal Plus |
Production Countries: | Morocco |
Languages: | Arabic, French |