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Jesus Loves Youssef
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Jesus Loves Youssef

2011-05-01 · 12 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy · Drama

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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Directors
Ephrem Kossaify
Production companies
ALBA, IESAV
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Status
Released

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Youssef GebranYoussef
Zad KhalifehZad
Fadi Abdel NourCatechism Teacher
Nagham Abou ShedidThe Mother
Charbel KhayrallahThe Priest
Ella GebranElla

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