The Damned Don't Cry

Jul 7, 2023

1h 50m

★ 6.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Vixens

Frakas Productions

Kasbah Films

The Damned Don't Cry Trailers

Cast

Fatima-Zahra

Aïcha Tebbae

Selim

Abdellah El Hajjouji

Sébastien

Antoine Reinartz

Moustapha

Moustapha Mokafih

Abdou

Walid Chaibi

Touriya

Sawsen Kotbi

Aïcha

Samira Oferighe

Édouard

Jonathan Genet

Nizha

Ikram Elamghari

Naima

Souad Charaf

Fatima-Zahra's Stepmother

Naima Louadni

Fatima-Zahra's Father

Adelkrim Tarda

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