A rich Moroccan who belongs to the better circles has seven daughters. Whatever happens, the eighth offspring must be a son. It is a girl again, but she is given a male name, Ahmed and grows up like a boy. When Ahmed is 21, he is in an identity crisis: he wants to shave, leave a mustache and take his niece to wife. In the meantime, Ahmed's father is dying and wants to sail to heaven. He calls to Ahmed and calls her a female name Zahra and gives her freedom so that she can go out.
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Cast
24 people
Amina Annabi
Ahmed / Zahra
Known for
The Sheltering Sky
Cairo Time
Miguel Bosé
Le consul
Known for
Suspiria
High Heels
Nicolas Klotz
Also in
Ça a recommencé, l’émerveillement
Sarim Fassi-Fihri
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Maïté Nahyr
L'assise
Known for
Boy Meets Girl
City of Women
Elisabeth Perceval
Also in
The Bengali Night
Mistaken Person
Leslie Grunberg
François Chattot
Le père
Known for
District B13
The Brice Man
Jean-Luc Larguier
Carole Andronico
Ahmed enfant
Jean-François Lepetit
Also in
Abuse of Weakness
Poetical Refugee
Nicolas Klotz Director · Elisabeth Perceval Screenplay Tahar Ben Jelloun Author
First release June 23, 1993 · Produced in France, Morocco · Production Flach Film, France 3 Cinéma
Production
StudioCanal
Production
Flach Film
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Les Films Ariane
Production · Distribution
Titane Production
Production
France · Morocco
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · June 23, 1993
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No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
April 2, 1997 · TV premiere
Japan
September 29, 1993 · Tokyo International Film Festival
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