La nuit sacrée (1993)
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.
Director:
Nicolas Klotz
Writer:
Elisabeth Perceval
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Amina Annabi as Ahmed / Zahra |
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Miguel Bosé as Le consul |
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Maïté Nahyr as L'assise |
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François Chattot as Le père |
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Carole Andronico as Ahmed enfant |
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Farida Rahouadj as |
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Carmen Chaplin as |
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Jalila Baccar as |
| Directing | Nicolas Klotz | Director |
| Production | Jean-Luc Larguier | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sarim Fassi-Fihri | Executive Producer |
| Production | Leslie Grunberg | Producer |
| Production | Jean-François Lepetit | Producer |
| Production | Sylvaine Sainderichin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jean-Luc Ormières | Producer |
| Editing | Jean-François Naudon | Editor |
| Camera | Carlo Varini | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Elisabeth Perceval | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tahar Ben Jelloun | Novel |