Belgian actor Lubna Azabal, who appeared in Oscar nominated films “Paradise Now” and “Incendies,” and French actor Slimane Dazi, who appeared in Oscar nominated “A Prophet” and Palme d’Or contender “Only Lovers Left Alive,” have joined the cast of Shariff Nasr’s buzzy feature debut “El Houb” (“The Love”).
Azabal, 47, ages up to play the role of the protagonist’s elderly mother in the film, which charts a son’s coming out journey to his Moroccan-Dutch family.
As previously reported, the film stars the Dutch TV and theater actor Fahd Larhzaoui – best known for his presenting role on long-running Dutch kids TV series “Huisje Boompje Beestje.”
Nasr, who co-wrote the screenplay with Philip Delmaar, was inspired by Larhzaoui’s own experiences of coming out to his family, which the actor has previously documented in his solo theater shows.
In a statement, the director said of his cast: “It is...
Azabal, 47, ages up to play the role of the protagonist’s elderly mother in the film, which charts a son’s coming out journey to his Moroccan-Dutch family.
As previously reported, the film stars the Dutch TV and theater actor Fahd Larhzaoui – best known for his presenting role on long-running Dutch kids TV series “Huisje Boompje Beestje.”
Nasr, who co-wrote the screenplay with Philip Delmaar, was inspired by Larhzaoui’s own experiences of coming out to his family, which the actor has previously documented in his solo theater shows.
In a statement, the director said of his cast: “It is...
- 6/30/2021
- by Ann-Marie Corvin
- Variety Film + TV
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