Type:
Feature Film
Director:
Farida Ben Lyzaid
Year:
1989
Time:
107 minutes
Language:
Arabic with English subtitles
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"Shows us the Islamic religion and Arab women's issues with a thoroughness and bluntness and sympathy that seem genuinely surprising." -Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Nadia, a young Moroccan emigre, returns from Paris to Fez to visit her dying father. At his funeral, she is overcome by the voice of Karina chanting the Koran. A powerful friendship develops between the two women as they decide to turn the father's palace into a Muslim women's shelter. A DOOR TO THE SKY is a Sufi tale told in a metaphoric language. It is also the first North African film to address the social and economic changes as proposed by a spiritual Muslim woman on a quest to preserve her cultural and religious identity.
Rental Information
This film is available from AFD on 35mm or video for public screenings and television broadcast. For information regarding rental rates and formats, please contact institutions@arabfilm.com for institutional/non-theatrical screenings, or festivals@arabfilm.com for theatrical, festival, television, or other bookings.
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