The Damned Don't Cry (2023)
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.
Director:
Fyzal Boulifa
Writer:
Fyzal Boulifa
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Aïcha Tebbae as Fatima-Zahra |
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Abdellah El Hajjouji as Selim |
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Antoine Reinartz as Sébastien |
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Moustapha Mokafih as Moustapha |
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Walid Chaibi as Abdou |
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Sawsen Kotbi as Touriya |
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Samira Oferighe as Aïcha |
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Jonathan Genet as Édouard |
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Ikram Elamghari as Nizha |
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Souad Charaf as Naima |
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Naima Louadni as Fatima-Zahra's Stepmother |
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Adelkrim Tarda as Fatima-Zahra's Father |
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Nou-El Houda Raji as Policeman |
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Touriya Jinaoui as Lodger |
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Fatima Errafih as Touriya's Mother |
| Writing | Fyzal Boulifa | Screenplay |
| Directing | Fyzal Boulifa | Director |
| Crew | Nada El Shazly | Compositor |
| Camera | Caroline Champetier | Director of Photography |
| Production | Cassandre Warnauts | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Luc Catania | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ingrid Ralet | Sound Editor |
| Production | Clément Lepoutre | Producer |
| Production | Olivier Muller | Producer |
| Editing | François Quiqueré | Editor |
| Sound | Emmanuel de Boissieu | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Karim Debbagh | Producer |
| Production | Gary Farkas | Producer |
| Sound | Bruno Schweisguth | Sound |
| Production | Khaoula El Jarmouzi | Casting Coordinator |
| Sound | Emmanuel de Boissieu | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Badiaa Aziz | Casting Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Manokoune Cecile | Costume Design |
| Camera | Thibault Walckiers | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Jamal Quandil | Boom Operator |
| Production | Samuel Charbonnot | Production Designer |
| Sound | Selıa Çakir | Foley Editor |
| Production | Abdelhadi El Fakir | Production Manager |
| Production | Reda Daabal | Casting |
| Sound | Selıa Çakir | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Sound | Hélène Lamy-au-Rousseau | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Swan Guessoum | Second Assistant Camera |
| Art | Samuel Charbonnot | Production Design |
| Sound | Jamal Quandil | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Amouzoune Abderazak | ADR Recordist |
| Production | Taoufik El Jannani | Casting |
| Sound | Elias Vervecken | Foley Artist |
| Directing | Ranya Targhy | Second Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Youssef Elyania | Gaffer |
| Production | Fouad Chaairi | Extras Casting |
| Sound | Amine Rifaa | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Caramagnol | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Nadah El Shazly | Music |