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A Door to the Sky(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-01-01
78%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 47m
Overview:
In this Sufi tale, 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 shelter for Muslim women.
Languages: Arabic.
Countries:
Morocco
ProductionCompanies:
Waka Films
Movie: A Door to the Sky
Top 7 Billed Cast
Zakia Tahiri
Nadia
Ahmed Bouanani
Fatima Loukili
Bachir Skiredj
Eva Saint-Paul
Leila
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Overview
In this Sufi tale, 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 shelter for Muslim women.
Release Date
1989-01-01
Average
7.8
Rating:
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العربيةKeywords
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