The Damned Don't Cry
classified 18Subtitled screening
Film
Please note: This was screened in July 2023
After his critically acclaimed debut Lynn + Lucy, British-Moroccan filmmaker Fyzal Boulifa enhances his reputation with The Damned Don’t Cry, which had its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.
Fatima-Zahra and her devoted but defiant son Selim are living on the poverty line, hustling for survival. Their close – albeit warped – bond is tested when Selim discovers a painful truth about his past, setting the duo on a path they can’t turn back from.
The Damned Don't Cry is an acutely observed domestic tale of love, identity and belonging, interrogating the restrictions of Moroccan society on the disenfranchised.