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Mounïm Kbab | ... |
Kwita
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Mustapha Hansali | ... |
Omar
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Hicham Moussoune | ... |
Boubker
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Abdelhak Zhayra | ... |
Ali Zaoua
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Amal Ayouch | ... |
Ali Zaoua's mother
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Mohamed Majd | ... |
The fisherman
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Hicham Ibrahimi | ... |
The sailor
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Nadia Ould Hajjaj | ... |
Schoolgirl
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Abdelkader Lofti | ... |
Hardware store owner
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Khalil Essaadi | ... |
Khalid
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Abdessamad Tourab Seddam | ... |
Noureddine
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Ahmed Lahlil | ... |
Man in bar
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Karim Merzak | ... |
The marabout's son
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Halima Frizi | ... |
Old woman
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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. Written by Anonymous
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Release Date:
25 November 2000 (Morocco) See more »Also Known As:
Ali Zoua: Prince of the Streets See more »Filming Locations:
Casablanca, MoroccoBox Office
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ESP 4,048,236 (Spain) (29 June 2001)Company Credits
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A variation on Hector Babenco's great 'Pixote' this follows the theme of abandoned street kids, being played by real street kids.
But "Ali" is much less gritty and naturalistic in style, if not story. Beautiful widescreen photography, some playful animated moments, and a slightly less despairing feel (although it's still pretty dark).
A young street boy is killed, and his friends try to figure out how to get him properly buried, while fending off attacks from the local street gang, finding the boy's mother, etc.
Very well acted for the most part, and has it's share of touching, heartbreaking moments. But it also feels manipulative and 'moviesh' at others. Certainly a good film, if not quite at the level of it's ancestors.