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Damned don't cry (The)

  • Damnés ne pleurent pas (Les)
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title : الـمـحگور ما كي بكيش
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2022
Format : Feature
Running time : 110 (in minutes)

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.

estrelado / starring / avec :
Abdellah El Hajjouji, Aicha Tebbae, Antoine Reinartz

um filme de / a film by / un film de
Fyzal BOULIFA

France, Belgium, Morocco | 2022 | Feature Fiction | 1h50, color




The Damned Don't Cry combines melodrama and neorealism to tell the story of a mother-son relationship on the fringes, observing the effects of oppression, both economic and affective, in a cut-throat world. Fyzal Boulifa, a British director of Moroccan descent, has created a unique film about sexuality and queerness in an Islamic majority country.


NOTE BY THE PROGRAMMER (2022 Red Sea Film Fest)
Boulifa proved himself as a talented writer with his first feature film, Lynn + Lucy. In his latest film "The Damned don't cry", we are following two strong characters, Fatima-Zahra who travels with Sélim, her eldest son. It is against their will that they move from one place of accommodation to another and from village to village, they are chased not by poverty or violence but by… scandal, which pursues Fatima-Zahra wherever she goes, like the heavy perfumes she adorns herself with. 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. There is nothing "mocking" about this portrait, Boulifa's fine writing preserves the character's dignity without hiding it's pathetic and poignant dimension nor masking the more or less latent violence of each line and situation. "The Damned don't cry" is actually a double portrait. The daring structure of the script does not go where expected and smoothly alternating between protagonists, passing from mother to son.
- https://redseafilmfest.com/en/2022-films/?film_id=3681&film_name=THE%20DAMNED%20DON'T%20CRY


Título / Original title / Titre Original : LES DAMNÉS NE PLEURENT PAS
Título Internacional (en Inglês) / International Title (English) / Titre international (Anglais) : THE DAMNED DON'T CRY
Título (França / Bélgica) / Title (France / Belgium) / Titre (France, Belgique) :
Outro título (em árabe) / Other Title (in Arabic) / Autre Titre (en arabe) : الـمـحگور ما كي بكيش
Título anterior / Former Title (Working Title, in French) / Ancien Titre :
Duração / Duración / Runtime / Durée : 110' (1h 50 minutes, 01:50:00)
Tipo / Type / Type : Longa-metragem de ficção / Feature Fiction / Long-métrage Fiction
Gênero / Genre : Drama / Drama / Drame
Idioma / Languages / Langues de tournage : Darija, Francês / Darija, French / Darija, Français
Subtítulos / Subtitles / Sous-titres : English, French / Anglais, Français
País de Produção / Country of Production / Pays de Production : França, Bélgica, Marrocos / France, Belgium, Morocco / Maroc, France, Belgique
País do Diretor / Filmmaker's Country / Pays du réalisateur : Marrocos, Grã-Bretanha / Morocco, United Kingdom / Maroc, Grande-Bretagne
País de filmagem / Country of Filming / Pays de tournage : Marrocos / Morocco / Maroc
Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production : 2022
Ano de lançamento / Year of Release / Année de Sortie :
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TAGS : Narrative, Gay, Drama, Adult Themes


ELENCO / CAST / ACTRICES-ACTEURS
Abdellah EL HAJJOUJI............................................ Selim
Aicha Tebbae (Aïcha TABBAAI)................................ Fatima-Zahra
Antoine REINARTZ................................................. Sébastien
Walid Chaibi.........................................................
Sawsen Kotbi........................................................

PRODUTORES / PRODUCERS / PRODUCTEURS :
Gary Farkas
Clément Lepoutre
Olivier Muller
Karim Debbagh

COPRODUTORES / CO-PRODUCERS / COPRODUCTEURS :
Jean-Yves Roubin
Cassandre Warnauts

DIRECTOR / REALIZAÇÃO / RÉALISATEUR :
Fyzal BOULIFA

Guionista / Screenplay / Scénariste :
Fyzal Boulifa

Dir. de Fotografia / Director of Photography / Directeur de la photo :
Caroline Champetier

Música / Composer (Original Music) / Musique :
Nadah El Shazly

Montagem / Editing / Montage :
François Quiqueré

Director de Som / Sound Recordist (Sound Engineer) / Ingénieur du son :
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Direcção de Arte / Production design / Décors :
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Assistente Realização / Assistant Director / Assistante Réalisatrice :
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Boom operator / Perchiste :
Stunts Coordinator / Cascadeur :
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Assistant editor / Assistant monteur :
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Script supervisor / Script-Girl :
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THANKS / REMERCIEMENTS :

PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
Vixens

CO-PRODUCTION / COPRODUCTION :
Frakas Productions
Kasbah Films

FINANCERS / PARTNERS / PARTENAIRES
BBC Films
Eurimages
Aide aux cinémas du monde
Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
CCM - Centre Cinématographique Marocain
Fonds Image de la Francophonie
Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
Belga Film Fund
Proximus
Charades

DISTRIBUTION / DISTRIBUTION
France : New Story

VENTES / SALES
Charades
www.charades.eu
sales(@)charades.eu

International press office / Presse Internationale
Susan Norget | susan(@)norget.com | www.norget.com

CONTACTS (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals)
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RELEASE / SORTIE SALLES
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AWARDS / PRIX
* MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE - Best Music, to Nadah El Shazly (Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux - FIFIB 2022, France)
* Best Actress: Aïcha Tebbae & FEDEORA Award (Belgrade international Film Festival, Serbia, 2023)
* Dublin Ciritics Circle Award for Best Score (Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland, 2023)
* New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize (Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA)
* Grand Prix & Prix d'interprétation pour Abdellah et Aïcha (Écrans Mixtes, Lyon, France)



FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS
* World Premiere / Première Mondiale //// Mostra de Venise 2022 (Venice Film Festival, Italie)
* Official Selection / Sélection Officielle //// 19th Giornate degli Autori (Festival de Venise 2022, Italie) | www.giornatedegliautori.com/en/program/les-damnes-ne-pleurent-pas-eng/
* PRIX DE LA MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE - COMPÉTITION LONGS MÉTRAGES (Best Music), to Nadah El Shazly //// Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux - FIFIB 2022 (Bordeaux - France) | www.fifib.com/fr/palmares/2022
* French Premiere / Première Française //// Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux - FIFIB 2022 (Bordeaux - France) | Filmmaker in attendance / En présence du Réalisateur | www.fifib.com/fr/film/les-damnes-ne-pleurent-pas-715
* Sélection officielle //// Festival BFI du film de Londres (Royaume-Uni, 2022)
* Selection : Young Masters //// Festival du film d'Istanbul (Turquie, 2023)
* Selection : Arabica /// Tromsø International Film Festival (Norway, 2023)
* Selection : Marché du Film //// Rendez-vous d'Unifrance à Paris (France, 2023)
* Meilleure actrice : Aïcha Tebbae /// Festival international du film de Belgrade (Serbie, 2023)
* Prix FEDEORA /// Festival international du film de Belgrade (Serbie, 2023)
* Dublin Ciritics Circle Award for Best Score (Meilleure musique) /// Dublin International Film Festival (Irlande, 2023)
* Selection : European Cinema //// Dublin International Film Festival (Irlande, 2023)
* New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize //// Palm Springs International Film Festival
* Grand Prix /// Écrans Mixtes (Lyon, France)
* Prix d'interprétation (pour Abdellah El Hajjouji & Aïcha Tebbai) /// Écrans Mixtes (Lyon, France)
* Selection //// OUTshine Film Festival, Miami (USA 2023) | Screening on Sunday, April 23rd - In-Person Only Event.
* Selection //// Black Movie Film Festival (Genève)
* Selection //// London Film Festival
* Selection //// Stockholm Film Festival
* Selection //// Festival International du Film de Marrakech
* Selection //// Chéries-Chéris (Paris)
* Selection //// Red Sea International Film Festival (Jeddah)
* Selection //// Cinémamed (Bruxelles)
* Selection //// Victoria Film Festival (Californie)
* Selection //// Oslo Arab Films Days
* Selection //// AFLAM (Marseille)
* Selection //// ALFILM (Berlin) - Cérémonie d'ouverture
* Selection //// Mediterranean Film Festival (Split)
* Selection //// QCinéma (Quezon City)



Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- www.giornatedegliautori.com/en/program/les-damnes-ne-pleurent-pas-eng/
- www.fifib.com/fr/film/les-damnes-ne-pleurent-pas-715
- www.unifrance.org/film/54656/les-damnes-ne-pleurent-pas
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LEW7XNiUNo
- https://vixens-films.com/fr/directors/les-damnes-ne-pleurent-pas-fr/
- www.frakas.be/films-2/les-damnés-ne-pleurent-pas
- https://redseafilmfest.com/en/2022-films/?film_id=3681&film_name=THE%20DAMNED%20DON'T%20CRY
- https://redseafilmfest.com/ar/2022-films/?film_id=3681&film_name=الـمـحگور%20ما%20كي%20بكيش
Updated by Thierno DIA, 19 April 2023


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Fatima-Zahra e il figlio adolescente Selim si spostano da un luogo all'altro, cercando sempre di sfuggire all'ultimo scandalo nel quale la madre è coinvolta. Quando Selim scopre la verità sul suo passato, la donna giura che ricomincerà da capo. Arrivati a Tangeri, si profilano nuove opportunità e, finalmente, pare che i sogni di entrambi possano avverarsi. Ma anche in questo caso l'amore che li unisce continuerà a essere estremamente fragile.

estrelado / starring / avec / interpreti :
Abdellah El Hajjouji, Aicha Tebbae, Antoine Reinartz

Francia, Belgio, Marocco, 2022, 110', colore

LES DAMNÉS NE PLEURENT PAS (THE DAMNED DON'T CRY)
di Fyzal BOULIFA

Sceneggiatura: Fyzal Boulifa

"Les damnés ne pleurent pas combina melodramma e neorealismo per raccontare la storia ai margini di una relazione madre-figlio. E per osservare gli effetti che in un mondo spietato provocano l'oppressione economica e quella affettiva".
19th Giornate degli Autori (Mostra di Venezzia 2022, Italia) |
www.giornatedegliautori.com/program/les-damnes-ne-pleurent-pas/


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AR - الإعتمادات


بينما تربطهما علاقة عميقة تتحدّى المألوف؛ يتنقّل سليم ووالدته فاطمة الزهراء من مكان إلى آخر، ضمن سعيهم الإنساني في مقاومة الفقر والتمسّك بالحياة داخل بلدٍ يتأرجح بين حبلي التقاليد الراسخة والحداثة، لتسوقهم الأقدار إلى تحدّيات متعددة تهدد استقرار علاقتهما الوطيدة

دراما | مدة العرض: 111 دقيقة

2022 / حوار بالعربية والفرنسية
بلد الانتاج: المغرب وفرنسا وبلجيكا
إخراج: فيصل بوليفة

R18
موضوع للبالغين

إنتاج
جاري فاركاس ، كليمن ليبوتر ، كريم الدباغ ، أوليفييه مولر ، كريم الدباغ

بمشاركة
عبد الله الحجوجي ، عائشة تباي ، أنطوان ريناريتز ، وليد الشعيبي ، سوسن قطبي

سيناريو
فيصل بوليفة

التوزيع للشرق الأوسط
ماد سولوشنز



Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- https://redseafilmfest.com/ar/2022-films/?film_id=3681&film_name=الـمـحگور%20ما%20كي%20بكيش
Updated by Thierno DIA, 19 April 2023

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