A Door to the Sky
6.5
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 mystic Kirana 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.
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Cast
9 people
Zakia Tahiri
Nadia
Known for
Hamilton
Chaaibia El Adraoui
Kirana
Also in
Zeft
Sayidat Al Fajr
Chaabia Laadraoui
Kirana
Farida Benlyazid
Eva Saint-Paul
Leila
Known for
The Stone Council
Fatima Loukili
Also in
The Beach of Lost Children
Five Films for a Hundred Years
Abderrahim Bayga
Also in
Women's Wiles
Ahmed Bouanani
Also in
Dawn
Bachir Skiredj
Also in
In Search of My Wife's Husband
A Breach in the Wall
Farida Benlyazid Director · Anouar Brahem Composer Moufida Tlatli Editor
First release January 1, 1989 · Produced in Morocco · Original title باب السماء مفتوح
Production
Waka Films
Production
Morocco
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Languages
Original title
باب السماء مفتوح
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Morocco · January 1, 1989
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
March 9, 2007 · Mar del Plata Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 11, 2024 · Theatrical
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