The Damned Don't Cry
2023, Arabic. Directed by Fyzal Boulifa.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Fyzal BoulifaDirector
- Aïcha TebbaeFatima-Zahra
- Abdellah El HajjoujiSelim
- Antoine ReinartzSébastien
- Moustapha MokafihMoustapha
- Walid ChaibiAbdou
- Sawsen KotbiTouriya
- Samira OferigheAïcha
- Jonathan GenetÉdouard
- Ikram ElamghariNizha
- Souad CharafNaima
- Naima LouadniFatima-Zahra's Stepmother
- Adelkrim TardaFatima-Zahra's Father
Details
- Released
- 7 July 2023
- Original title
- Les damnés ne pleurent pas
- Country
- Belgium, France, Morocco
- Written by
- Fyzal Boulifa
- Budget
- $1.7M
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The Damned Don't Cry runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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The Damned Don't Cry isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 July 2023. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Damned Don't Cry?
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Who directed The Damned Don't Cry?
The Damned Don't Cry (2023) was directed by Fyzal Boulifa and stars Aïcha Tebbae, Abdellah El Hajjouji, Antoine Reinartz.