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Cast

Amina Annabi

Amina Annabi

Ahmed / Zahra

Miguel Bosé

Miguel Bosé

Le consul

Maïté Nahyr

Maïté Nahyr

L'assise

François Chattot

François Chattot

Le père

Carole Andronico

Carole Andronico

Ahmed enfant

Farida Rahouadj

Farida Rahouadj

Carmen Chaplin

Carmen Chaplin

Jalila Baccar

Jalila Baccar

Crew

Nicolas Klotz

Nicolas Klotz

Director

Jean-François Lepetit

Jean-François Lepetit

Producer

Jean-Luc Ormières

Jean-Luc Ormières

Producer

Jean-Luc Larguier

Jean-Luc Larguier

Executive Producer

Leslie Grunberg

Leslie Grunberg

Producer

Carlo Varini

Carlo Varini

Director of Photography

Sarim Fassi-Fihri

Sarim Fassi-Fihri

Executive Producer

Jean-François Naudon

Jean-François Naudon

Editor

Sylvaine Sainderichin

Sylvaine Sainderichin

Executive Producer

Elisabeth Perceval

Elisabeth Perceval

Screenplay

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Novel

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La nuit sacrée

19933.7 / 10110 min
Drama

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.