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Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets

Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue)

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  • Morocco,
  • Tunisia,
  • France,
  • Belgium,
  • United States
  • 2000
  • · 99m

Director Nabil Ayouch
Cast Mounïm Kbab, Hicham Moussoune, Mustapha Hansali, Abdelhak Zhayra, Saïd Taghmaoui, Amal Ayouch
Genre Drama

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.

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100

San Francisco Chronicle by Jonathan Curiel

Through a simple story line, dramatic acting and National Geographic-like shots of the city's rough and pristine edges -- creates cinematic magic.

75

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

Ali Zaoua doesn't have the fireworks that made "City of God," the story of Brazilian youth gangs, a crossover hit. But in its own, low-key way, Ali Zaoua is just as stirring.

40

The New York Times by Dave Kehr

An overdose of morbid sentimentality.

40

Film Threat by Phil Hall

Beautifully produced but emotionally vacant drama.