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Filmmaking in and around North Africa is a film screening series that will be held at the University of Manchester throughout semester two. In each session, an academic specialising on a
particular country in North Africa will introduce a short film and host a post-screening discussion. The series will explore overarching themes of gender and sexuality, religion, music and
transnationalism.
Salvation Army
(Abdellah Taïa, 2013)
Based on a semi-autobiographical novel of the
same name, Salvation Army is a coming-of-age
narrative that details the day-to-day existence of
a young boy named Abdellah (Said Mrini) who
undergoes a homosexual awakening in a small
rural village in Morocco. The film adopts a
dyadic structure, whereby the first section of the
narrative focuses on Abdellah’s attempts to
come to terms with his homosexuality.
The second segment jumps forward in time
to concentrate on a more mature Abdellah’s
(Karim Ait M’Hand) relationship with an older
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(Frédéric
Landenber). Salvation Army treats the themes
of repressed sexual desire, alienation and
Western (s)exploitation against the backdrop of
rural Moroccan society.
All postgraduates, undergraduates and staff welcome!
Please RSVP if possible to Kaya (kaya.davieshayon@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk)
or Monika (monika.kukolova@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk).
Wednesday, 3 June: 6-8pm
C1.18 Training Room, Ellen Wilkinson
Post-screening wine reception
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