Salvation Army

Salvation Army

Directed by Abdellah Taïa

Produced by Les Films Pelléas, Les Films de Pierre

201382 min6.1 / 10

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.

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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity26

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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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.

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