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Cabo Negro (2024): Review and Summary

“Cabo Negro” gives you a slice of life take on being queer and Muslim, but it may not have what many need to want to watch the full film.

ByAmari Allah Hours Posted onOctober 24, 2024 7:25 AMOctober 24, 2024 7:25 AM

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  • Plot Summary
    • Character Descriptions
      • Jaafar
      • Soundouss
      • Jonathan
    • Other Noteworthy Information
  • Review
    • Audience
    • On The Fence
      • The Question Of Who Is This For And What Are They Trying To Say
  • What To Check Out Next & How To Check This Out

Film Length1 Hour 16 Minutes
Advisory RatingNot Rated
Release DateOctober 19, 2024
Initially Available On/ViaFilm Festival – Newfest
Genre(s)Drama, Young Adult, LGBT+, Non-English (Arabic), Non-English (French)
DistributorTo Be Determined
DirectorAbdellah Taïa
WriterAbdellah Taïa
Based On Work ByN/A
Character NameActor
SoundoussOumaima Barid
JaafarYouness Beyej
JonathanTo Be Determined

Plot Summary

Jaafar and Soundouss were given the opportunity by their teacher, Jonathan to spend some time at a villa in Cabo Negro. The Casablanca duo were excited until it became clear they would be forced to fend for themselves and do what it takes to maintain this escape from their lives.

Character Descriptions

Jaafar

Jaafar is a queer Muslim man.

Soundouss

Soundouss is a queer woman who is Jaafar’s best friend.

Jonathan

Jonathan is Jaafar’s former teacher, who he has spent time with outside of class, who rented the villa Jaafar and Soundouss are staying in.

Other Noteworthy Information

  • Movie Contains: Sexual Situations (Implied)

Review

Our Rating: Mixed (Divisive)

Audience

“Cabo Negro” is geared towards those who like mundane movies that are very slice of life, with a few dramatic or worrisome moments which may not threaten the life of the lead characters but do force them into potentially uncomfortable situations (to put it lightly).

On The Fence

The Question Of Who Is This For And What Are They Trying To Say

The main thing you can get from “Cabo Negro” is a very low-key sense of what it is like to be queer in Morocco or as a Muslim. Beyond that? It doesn’t offer much. It’s a very dry film that doesn’t really set an endpoint. Will it be when the summer is over, after a week or month? What is going to fill up that time beyond Jaafar and Soundouss having to do sex work to survive?

Yes, the film presents a sense of community, as random people show up and are invited into the house for non-sex work activities, but ultimately, it feels like something listed as 74 minutes on the Newfest website that has to be a typo for it feels so much longer.

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Listed Under Categories: Movies, Mixed (Divisive)

Related Tags: Abdellah Taïa, Drama, Film Festival – Newfest, Indie, LGBT+, Non-English (Arabic), Non-English (French), Not Rated, Oumaima Barid, Youness Beyej, Young Adult

Amari Allah

Amari is the founder and head writer of Wherever-I-Look.com and has been writing reviews since 2010, with a focus on dramas and comedies.

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