
Salvation Army
Directed by Abdellah Taïa
Produced by Les Films Pelléas, Les Films de Pierre
A coming-of-age drama that intimately traces a young gay man's struggle for identity and safety within a repressive family and social environment.
Abdellah is a young gay man navigating the sexual, racial and political climate of Morocco. Growing up in a large family in a working-class neighborhood, Abdellah is caught between a distant father, an authoritarian mother, an older brother whom he adores and a handful of predatory older men, in a society that denies his homosexuality.
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Questions people ask
Is Salvation Army sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does Salvation Army end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Salvation Army scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Salvation Army violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Salvation Army easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Salvation Army
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Salvation Army
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Salvation Army, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Salvation Army, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Salvation Army, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





















































