The Love
“Let love speak.”
Rotterdam, the Moroccan-Dutch Karim tells his parents that he is attracted to men. After years of keeping up appearances, the word is finally out. The difficult days that follow evoke beautiful and poignant memories. He realizes that he has to confront his family to finally break the silence. But in order to be accepted, he must come to terms with his own feelings first.
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Cast
16 people
Fahd Larhzaoui
Karim Zahwani
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Lubna Azabal
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Abbas Zahwani
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Sabri Saddik
Redouan Zahwani
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Emmanuel Ohene Boafo
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Britte Lagcher
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Redbad
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Nasrdin Dchar
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Walid Benmbarek
Mo
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Sebastian Mrkvicka
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Esma Abouzahra
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Layla M.
Fjodor Jozefzoon
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Shariff Nasr Director · Tofik Dibi Screenplay Fahd Larhzaoui Screenplay
United States release April 7, 2023 · Produced in Netherlands · Languages Arabic, Dutch, English, French
Production
BIND
Production
VPRO
Production
Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original title
El Houb
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · Dutch · English · French
Release dates
United States · June 20, 2022
Premiere · Frameline
United States · April 7, 2023
Limited theatrical
United States · April 11, 2023
Digital
Australia
November 16, 2022 · Premiere · Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Belgium
October 13, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Germany
April 27, 2023 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 13, 2022 · Theatrical
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