Adieu Forain


1h 32m 1999

Brief Synopsis

Rabi is a tansvestite dancer at fun fairs in Morocco, who ekes out a precarious living. He is taken on by Kacem, who runs a wheel of fortune stall. Rabi tries to make friends with Kacem's macho son, but is rebuffed. However, he does form a bond with a female schoolteacher, who, like Rabi, is floutin

Film Details

Also Known As
Farewell Travelling Player
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

Synopsis

Rabi is a tansvestite dancer at fun fairs in Morocco, who ekes out a precarious living. He is taken on by Kacem, who runs a wheel of fortune stall. Rabi tries to make friends with Kacem's macho son, but is rebuffed. However, he does form a bond with a female schoolteacher, who, like Rabi, is flouting conventional expectations of gender by working and by refusing to get married.

Film Details

Also Known As
Farewell Travelling Player
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in France April 21, 1999

Feature directorial debut for Daoud Aoulad-Syad.

Shown at Carthage International Film Festival (in competition) October 22-31, 1998.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (in competition) January 27 - February 7, 1999.

35mm

color

dialogue Arabic

Released in France April 21, 1999