Ziyara means visit to the saints, a popular practice common to both Jews and Muslims in Morocco. Today most of the Jews have left, but their saints are still there. The director goes to meet their guardians, humble and magnificent muslim caretakers of her Jewish memory. The wound of separation is still open, the echo of the Middle Eastern wars hunts silently the encounter, but the camera reweaves the link. It gathers stories, smiles, hospitality and blessings, carrying the film towards a new complicity between the filmer and those who are filmed.
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Simone Bitton Director
First release March 12, 2021
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 12, 2021
Premiere
France · December 1, 2021
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 2, 2022 · Digital · VOD
May 17, 2022 · Physical · DVD
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