''Muscat'' is a Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Philippe Grenier and released in 2023. The film stars Ilyes Tarmasti as Samir, a teenager working as a fisherman in a village in
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
who dreams of escaping to a more fulfilling life, who discovers his attraction to men when he meets foreign tourist Louis (Alexandre Bergeron).
Tarmasti received a
Canadian Screen Award
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nomination for
Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama at the
12th Canadian Screen Awards
The 12th Canadian Screen Awards is an upcoming ceremony, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2023. They are scheduled to be held at the Can ...
in 2024.
"BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations"
''Northern Stars'', March 6, 2024.
References
2023 films
2023 short films
2023 LGBT-related films
Canadian drama short films
Canadian LGBT-related short films
2020s Canadian films
English-language Canadian films
French-language Canadian films
2020s French-language films
Quebec films
Films shot in Morocco
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