La nuit sacrée

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 23, 1993

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France, Morocco

Cast

Carole Andronico,Carmen Chaplin,François Chattot,Farida Rahouadj,Maïté Nahyr,Amina Annabi,Miguel Bosé,Jalila Baccar

Director

Nicolas Klotz

Writer

Tahar Ben Jelloun,Elisabeth Perceval

Producer

Jean-Luc Larguier,Jean-François Lepetit,Leslie Grunberg,Jean-Luc Ormières,Sylvaine Sainderichin,Sarim Fassi-Fihri

Cinematography

Carlo Varini

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0107714