Fatima-Zahra and her teenage son Selim move from place to place, forever trying to outrun the latest scandal she’s caught up in. When Selim discovers the truth about their past, Fatima-Zahra vows to make a fresh start. In Tangier, new opportunities promise the legitimacy they each crave but not without pushing the volatile mother-son relationship to the breaking point.
The Damned Don't Cry is a 2022 French-Belgian-Moroccan drama film written and directed by Fyzal Boulifa. It premiered at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar.
