It all starts at a hammam. In the steamy bath, a French teenager discovers Arab sensuality at its best, like a thunderbolt. But when his young Moroccan leaves the building, he becomes invisible in the casbah's alleyways. Our young hero sets out to follow him through the busy streets but, too far behind him, he gets lost in the souks where he will discover, in the back rooms of shops, the very particular hospitality of Eastern traders.
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Jean-Daniel Cadinot deals here with a particularly exciting subject, one which is dear to him. From the communal baths, through the kitchen, the infirmary, the sinks and the dormitories at nap time, Cadinot's camera, as light as a breeze, rolls up the shorts and reveals a world of special friendships that we knew, or would liked to have known. Their candor, tenderness and perversity disturb the adults who surround them: the gardener, the cook, the nurse, and perhaps also the reverend father.
