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

Name: Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets
Genre: Drama

Morocco, Tunisia, France · 2000
1h 39m
Director Nabil Ayouch
Starring Mounïm Kbab, Hicham Moussoune, Mustapha Hansali, Abdelhak Zhayra
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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The New York Times by Dave Kehr

An overdose of morbid sentimentality.

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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.

Film Threat by Phil Hall

Beautifully produced but emotionally vacant drama.

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.