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A Door to the Sky

A Door to the Sky

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1989

Runtime

1h 47m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

باب السماء مفتوح

Production Companies

Waka Films

Director

Farida Benlyazid

Description

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 Karina 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.