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Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets

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Children who live on the streets of Morocco attempt to give one of their friends a funeral fit for royalty.

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Jonathan Curiel San Francisco Chronicle Aug 1, 2003
4/4
Ayouch takes a subject that could be thoroughly depressing ... and -- through a simple story line, dramatic acting and National Geographic-like shots of the city's rough and pristine edges -- creates cinematic magic. Go to Full Review
V.A. Musetto New York Post Apr 16, 2003
3/4
In its own, low-key way, Ali Zaoua is just as stirring [as City of God]. Go to Full Review
Dave Kehr New York Times Apr 15, 2003
2/5
Less interested in moving a viewer to anger and action than in eliciting a few tears of pity and granting us a warm glow of self-congratulation for having shared for a moment in the anguish of underprivileged others. Go to Full Review
Marc Mohan Oregonian May 16, 2003
Ayouch has crafted a powerful reminder of how kids can adapt to even the worst of circumstances. Go to Full Review
John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews Mar 13, 2003
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Like a treadmill, Ali Zaoua plays out like a film exercise that goes nowhere Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Nabil Ayouch

Director

Mounim Kbab

Kwita

Mustapha Hansali

Omar

Hicham Moussoune

Boubker

Abdelhak Zhayra

Ali Zaoua

Said Taghmaoui

Bouncer

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Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets

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Movie Info

Synopsis Children who live on the streets of Morocco attempt to give one of their friends a funeral fit for royalty.
Director
Nabil Ayouch
Producer
Etienne Comar, Jean Cottin, Antoine Voituriez
Screenwriter
Nabil Ayouch, Nathalie Saugeon
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 16, 2003, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 5, 2005
Runtime
1h 35m
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