Jmar (2021)

Release Date: 2021-10-16
Runtime: 0h 20min
Production Company: Mabel Films
Production Country: France, Morocco
Director: Samy Sidali

“Jmar alchahwa جمر الشهوة: piece of red coal. Metaphor used to describe a feeling that warms up, gives pleasure but can hurt if you get too close. On the beach of Mohammedia, a small coastal town in Morocco, Khaled sells horse rides to passers-by. He hangs out with his friends, they are in their twenties and fantasize about a sexuality that is forbidden to them.