Hidden Away (2014)

Ibrahim, a 14-year-old Moroccan boy, walks down a road in the outskirts of a big city alone and disoriented. Recently informed that he will be deported in two days, he packed his belongings and ran away. He is now alone with no place to go.

Director:

Mikel Rueda

Writer:

Mikel Rueda

Stars:

Germán Alcarazu, Adil Koukouh, Joseba Ugalde

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Germán Alcarazu	...	Rafa
Adil Koukouh	...	Ibra
Joseba Ugalde	...	Guille
Moussa Echarif	...	Youssef
Ana Wagener	...	Alicia
Álex Angulo	...	Jose (as Alex Angulo)
Eder Pastor	...	Javi
Mansour Zakhnini	...	Said
Khalid Chiyar	...	Rashid
Garazi Navarro	...	Marta
Ramón Agirre	...	Padre Rafa (as Ramón Aguirre)
Itziar Lazkano	...	Madre Rafa
Sara Cozar	...	Elisa
Reyes Moleres	...	Farmacéutica
Elena Irureta	...	María

Storyline

At the age of 14 years, the world around you changes at a dizzying speed. But what if actually it's you that is changing? What if these changes take you away from what up until now, has been your world? Ibrahim and Rafa are going to suffer these changes for themselves, experiencing first love in a way they never could have imagined. And having to keep it Hidden away.

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Plot Keywords:

boy boy friendship | gay kiss | swimming pool | moroccan | xenophobia | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Besos de mentira
Written by Jordi Sánchez (as Jorge Sánchez Ramos)
Performed by O.B.K.

User Reviews

An interesting little film

I began watching this little known film only because of its gay love story, not expecting it to be anything remarkable. It is not, but I was quite surprised to find a decently good story with a handful of talented young debuting actors that made a great impression on me and left me rooting for the two main characters. Being shot in a semi-documentary style and entirely on location, it gives the story a feel of authenticity, and the youngsters are so natural before the camera, so Spanish-teenage in the way they speak, joke, horseplay, swear, talk dirty and quarrel that it took me back to my own teenage years. The only fault that I find is that the two main characters are supposed to be 14-16 years old, but it is pretty obvious that the actors are at least 18-19 and that can't fool anyone, come on. The age of consent in Spain currently is 14 years both for straight and gay sex, but it looks like the filmmaker was afraid of stepping over the PC-crap line or something had he used actors of that age. There is no sex scenes at all in this film, only a few harmless kiss shots. In the 1964 French film "Les Amities Particulieres" (This Special Friendship), a 17-18 year-old boarding school senior pupil falls in love with a cherubic 12-year-old junior. And Didier Haudepin was only 13 when he made the film. We are moving backwards.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [Spain] US Official Site

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish Arabic

Release Date:

31 August 2016 (France)

Also Known As:

Hidden Away

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$36,647

Company Credits

Production Co:

Baleuko S.L., Bitart New Media, Departamento de Cultura del Gobierno Vasco

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1