Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets

Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets

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Release Date

9/8/2000

Runtime

99 mins

Genres

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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A poetic yet unflinching portrait of street children in Casablanca clinging to dreams and each other while trapped in poverty and danger. The film balances tenderness with the harsh realities of their daily struggle.

Mood

MelancholicBleakWistfulDefiant

Themes

SurvivalFriendshipComing of age

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

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AddictionChild endangerment

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