Jesus Loves Youssef

Jesus Loves Youssef

6.0IMDb Score
Released:2011-05-01
Duration:12 min
Country:
Director:Ephrem Kossaify
Actors:Youssef Gebran, Zad Khalifeh, Fadi Abdel Nour, Nagham Abou Shedid, Charbel Khayrallah
Production:ALBA, IESAV

Overview:

A week before his First Communion, Youssef, a ten-year-old Maronite boy, discovers masturbation and with it, the concept of sin. He tries to negotiate his own deal with God while pressure mounts on him from all directions: his mother, brother, and the parish priest.

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