MILAN -- Writer and director Abdellah Taia believes he has given Arab cinema its first gay protagonist in his debut film `'Salvation Army." Taia already created a sensation in his native Morocco when he became the first Moroccan to publicly acknowledge his homosexuality in 2006 and a year later appeared on the cover of a newsmagazine under the headline `'Homosexual, Against All Odds." Taia, who lives in Paris where he has published novels including `'Salvation Army," on which the film was based,...
'Salvation Army' To Be First Arab Film Featuring A Gay Protagonist
The Huffington Post - 4 Sep 2013 21:47
MILAN -- Writer and director Abdellah Taia believes he has given Arab cinema its first gay protagonist in his debut film `'Salvation Army." Taia already created a sensation in his native Morocco when he became the first Moroccan to publicly acknowledge his homosexuality in 2006 and a year later appeared on the cover of a newsmagazine under the headline `'Homosexual, Against All Odds." Taia, who lives in Paris where he has published novels including `'Salvation Army," on which the film was based,...
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