Belgian actor Lubna Azabal, who appeared in Oscar nominated films “Paradise Now” and “Incendies,” and French actor Slimane Dazi, who appeared in Oscar nominated “A Prophet” and Palme d’Or contender…
, who appeared in Oscar nominated “A Prophet” and Palme d’Or contender “Only Lovers Left Alive,” have joined the cast of Shariff Nasr’s buzzy feature debut “El Houb” .
Nasr, who co-wrote the screenplay with Philip Delmaar , was inspired by Larhzaoui’s own experiences of coming out to his family, which the actor has previously documented in his solo theater shows. Nasr added that “El Houb” focuses on the silent culture that he has observed in Arabic families “not only about homosexuality but cultural taboos in general.”
Willink’s previous film, “My Extraordinary Summer with Tess,” received a Special Mention at Berlinale in 2019, while another, Remy van Heugten’s “Son of Mine,” won a Golden Calf in 2015.
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