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Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Street
Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Street
Directed by	Nabil Ayouch
Written by	Nabil Ayouch; Nathalie Saugeon
Produced by	Étienne Comar; Jean Cottin; Antoine Voituriez
Starring	Maunim Kbab; Abdelhak Zhayra; Hicham Moussaune; Amal Ayouch; Mustapha Hansali; Saïd Taghmaoui
Cinematography	Renaat Lambeets; Vincent Mathias
Edited by	Jean-Robert Thomann
Music by	Krishna Levy
Distributed by	Arab Film Distribution (United States)
Release date	September 8, 2000;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Morocco
Languages	Arabic; French

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Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets is a 2000 Moroccan crime drama film that tells the story of several homeless boys living in Casablanca. It was awarded in the 2000 Stockholm Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival and in the 2000 Amiens International Film Festival.

Plot

Against a background of dockside poverty in Casablanca, populated by a loose gang of over 20 homeless and uneducated male youths under 15, Kwita (Maunim Kbab), Omar (Mustapha Hansali), Boubker (Hicham Moussaune) and Ali Zaoua (Abdelhak Zhayra) leave the group becoming 4 independents.^[1] Ali, with plans of becoming a cabin boy on a ship, leads this exodus from the gang — led by Dib (Saïd Taghmaoui). Early in the film and almost accidentally, Ali is killed by members of the gang. His 3 outsider friends decide to give him a proper funeral. Kwita is treated badly by military, by police and by well-off children because he is "not devout", cannot pray, is unclean, smells like dead meat and is a glue sniffer, and Omar attempts to return to Dib's gang. Boubker, the smallest and most irrepressibly buoyant of the boys, temporarily despairs, but recovers. Against all odds, the three boys manage to arrange Ali's funeral to pay respect to their friend in the main story of the film. ^[2]

Awards

Bronze Horse, 2000 Stockholm Film Festival
Audience Award, 2000 Amiens International Film Festival
Golden Crow Pheasant Award, 2001 International Film Festival of Kerala

Importance and role of rituals depicted

Ali Zaoua is a Moroccan film which reflects the pain of poverty, homelessness, child abuse and prostitution in Moroccan society. The film has been described as magical realism, in the sense of how the stark reality of the children’s lives interweaves with their rich fantasy life.^[3] The contrast between real life and fantasy life shows the strong part of their beliefs. In their feeling and practice they are very different from each other. In this film Ali, Kwita, Omar and Boubker are street kids. The daily dose of glue sniffing represents their only escape from reality. 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; the four kids separated themselves from Dib’s gang. As a result, Ali Zaoua is killed by Dib’s gang when he is hit by a stone. Omar and Baker wanted to bury him as king but circumstances do not support them.^[4]

Bibliography

Living, Thieving and Dying on Casablanca's Mean Streets, The New York Times, Dave Kehr, 16 April 2003
Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue (2000), Cinemagazine, Charlotte Visser (in Dutch), Access date: 31 May 2022
Ali Zaoua – Auf den Straßen von Casablanca Archived 2020-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (Träume des Elends), Schnitt.de, Mark Stöhr, 2012 (in German)

References

^ Ali Zaoua (2002), BBC-UK, Jamie Russell, 15 March 2002
^ Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (2000), Dvdinfatuation, 15 July 2011
^ Les enfants des rues de Nabil Ayouch, Olivia Marsaud - 10 février 2001 (in French)
^ Chalk Dreams: The Use of Fantasy as a Method of Rethinking Life in Ali Zaoua, Inquiries Journal/Student Pulse, Tiffany M. Johnson, 2012, Vol. 4 No. 07, pg. 1/2

External links

[1] Ali Zaoua (2002), BBC-UK, Jamie Russell, 15 March 2002

[2] Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (2000), Dvdinfatuation, 15 July 2011

[3] Les enfants des rues de Nabil Ayouch, Olivia Marsaud - 10 février 2001 (in French)

[4] Chalk Dreams: The Use of Fantasy as a Method of Rethinking Life in Ali Zaoua, Inquiries Journal/Student Pulse, Tiffany M. Johnson, 2012, Vol. 4 No. 07, pg. 1/2

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 ==Plot==
-Against a background of dockside poverty in Casablanca, populated by a loose gang of over 20 homeless and uneducated male youths under 15, Kwita ([[Maunim Kbab]]), Omar ([[Mustapha Hansali]]), Boubker ([[Hicham Moussaune]]) and Ali Zaoua ([[Abdelhak Zhayra]]) leave the group becoming 4 independents.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/03/15/ali_zaoua_2002_review.shtml Ali Zaoua (2002)], BBC-UK, Jamie Russell, 15 March 2002 </ref> Ali, with plans of becoming a cabin boy on a ship, leads this exodus from the gang — led by Dib ([[Saïd Taghmaoui]]). Early in the film and almost accidentally, Ali is killed by members of the gang. His 3 outsider friends decide to give him a proper funeral. Kwita is treated badly by military, by police and by well-off children because he is "not devout", cannot pray, is unclean, smells like dead meat and is a glue sniffer, and Omar attempts to return to Dib's gang. Boubker, the smallest and most irrepressibly buoyant of the boys, temporarily despairs, but recovers. Against all odds, the three boys manage to arrange Ali's funeral to pay respect to their friend in the main story of the film.
+Against a background of dockside poverty in Casablanca, populated by a loose gang of over 20 homeless and uneducated male youths under 15, Kwita ([[Maunim Kbab]]), Omar ([[Mustapha Hansali]]), Boubker ([[Hicham Moussaune]]) and Ali Zaoua ([[Abdelhak Zhayra]]) leave the group becoming 4 independents.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/03/15/ali_zaoua_2002_review.shtml Ali Zaoua (2002)], BBC-UK, Jamie Russell, 15 March 2002</ref> Ali, with plans of becoming a cabin boy on a ship, leads this exodus from the gang — led by Dib ([[Saïd Taghmaoui]]). Early in the film and almost accidentally, Ali is killed by members of the gang. His 3 outsider friends decide to give him a proper funeral. Kwita is treated badly by military, by police and by well-off children because he is "not devout", cannot pray, is unclean, smells like dead meat and is a glue sniffer, and Omar attempts to return to Dib's gang. Boubker, the smallest and most irrepressibly buoyant of the boys, temporarily despairs, but recovers. Against all odds, the three boys manage to arrange Ali's funeral to pay respect to their friend in the main story of the film.
+<ref>[http://www.dvdinfatuation.com/2011/07/343-ali-zaoua-prince-of-streets-2000.html Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (2000)], Dvdinfatuation, 15 July 2011</ref>
 ==Awards==
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 ==Importance and role of rituals depicted==
-''Ali Zaoua'' is a Moroccan film which reflects the pain of poverty, homelessness, child abuse and prostitution in Moroccan society.  The film has been described as [[magic realism|magical realism]], in the sense of how  the stark reality of the children’s lives interweaves with their rich fantasy life. The contrast between real life and fantasy life shows the strong part of their beliefs. In their feeling and practice they are very different from each other.  In this film Ali, Kwita, Omar and Boubker are street kids. The daily dose of glue sniffing represents their only escape from reality. 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; the four kids separated themselves from Dib’s gang. As a result, Ali Zaoua is killed by Dib’s gang when he is hit by a stone. Omar and Baker wanted to bury him as king but circumstances do not support them.
+''Ali Zaoua'' is a Moroccan film which reflects the pain of poverty, homelessness, child abuse and prostitution in Moroccan society. The film has been described as [[magic realism|magical realism]], in the sense of how  the stark reality of the children’s lives interweaves with their rich fantasy life.<ref>[https://www.afrik.com/les-enfants-des-rues-de-nabil-ayouch Les enfants des rues de Nabil Ayouch], Olivia Marsaud - 10 février 2001 {{in lang |fr}}</ref> The contrast between real life and fantasy life shows the strong part of their beliefs. In their feeling and practice they are very different from each other.  In this film Ali, Kwita, Omar and Boubker are street kids. The daily dose of glue sniffing represents their only escape from reality. 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; the four kids separated themselves from Dib’s gang. As a result, Ali Zaoua is killed by Dib’s gang when he is hit by a stone. Omar and Baker wanted to bury him as king but circumstances do not support them.<ref>[http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/664/chalk-dreams-the-use-of-fantasy-as-a-method-of-rethinking-life-in-ali-zaoua Chalk Dreams: The Use of Fantasy as a Method of Rethinking Life in Ali Zaoua],  Inquiries Journal/Student Pulse, Tiffany M. Johnson, 2012, Vol. 4 No. 07, pg. 1/2</ref>
 ==Bibliography==
 * [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/16/movies/film-review-living-thieving-and-dying-on-casablanca-s-mean-streets.html Living, Thieving and Dying on Casablanca's Mean Streets], The New York Times, Dave Kehr, 16 April 2003
 * [https://cinemagazine.nl/ali-zaoua-ali-zaoua-prince-de-la-rue-2000-recensie/ Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue (2000)], Cinemagazine, Charlotte Visser {{in lang |nl}}, Access date: 31 May 2022
+* [http://www.schnitt.de/202,1071,01.html Ali Zaoua – Auf den Straßen von Casablanca] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105171857/http://www.schnitt.de/202,1071,01.html |date=2020-01-05 }} (Träume des Elends), Schnitt.de, Mark Stöhr, 2012 {{in lang |de}}
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 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213116/http://www.cinemotions.com/modules/Films/fiche/286/Ali-Zaoua-Prince-de-la-Rue.html Official film link]
 * {{IMDb title|0260688}}
-* {{Amg movie|220863|Ali Zaoua}}
+* {{AllMovie title|220863|Ali Zaoua}}
+{{Nabil Ayouch}}
+{{FESPACO Étalon de Yennenga}}
+{{FESPACO Bronze Stallion of Yennenga}}
 [[Category:2000 films]]
-[[Category:2000s Arabic-language films]]
 [[Category:2000 crime drama films]]
-[[Category:Moroccan films]]
+[[Category:2000s Arabic-language films]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Nabil Ayouch]]
+[[Category:Moroccan drama films]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Krishna Levy]]

v t e FESPACO Étalon de Yennenga winners
1972–2000	Le Wazzou polygame (1972) Les Mille et une mains (1973) Muna Moto (1976) Baara (1979) Djeli (film) (1981) Finyè (1983) Histoire d'une rencontre (1985) Sarraounia (1987) Heritage Africa (1989) Tilaï (1991) Au nom du Christ (1993) Guimba the Tyrant (1995) Buud Yam (1997) Pièces d'identités (1999)
2001–present	Ali Zaoua (2001) Heremakono (2003) Drum (2005) Ezra (2007) Teza (2009) Pegasus (2011) Tey (2013) Félicité (2017) The Mercy of the Jungle (2019) The Gravedigger's Wife (2021)

v t e FESPACO Bronze Stallion of Yennenga
1972–2000	L'Opium et le bâton (1972) Sur le chemin de la réconciliation (1976)
2003–present	Ali Zaoua (2001) Heremakono (2003) Tassuma (2005) Daratt (2007) Mascarades (2009) The Ideal Guy (2011) La Pirogue (2013) L’Oeil du Cyclone (2015) L'orage africain – Un continent sous influence (2017) Fatwa (2019) A Story of Love (2021)