You Shall Not Make an Image
Synopsis
Bouchra, raised in a mausoleum dedicated to the saint Sidi Sardi, is confronted by a hostile imam who wants to turn her family home into a mosque. Her life is turned upside down when she meets Ahmed, a cameraman willing to help her make a film about the saint. This project plunges her into a captivating investigation, a saga through Tunisia and the 20th Century, that will shake her deeply-rooted beliefs. An initiation to love, myths and cinema.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Tanit Films
- Co-production : Arte France Cinéma
- Foreign production companies : Mime Films, ma.ja.de Filmproduktion, Laika Film & Television, Kwassa Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : The Party Film Sales, Sunnyland Film
- French distribution : jour2fête
Full credits (3)
- Executive Producer : Nadim Cheikhrouha
- Screenwriter : Kaouther Ben Hania
- Director of Photography : Juan Sarmiento G.
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Tunisia, Germany, Sweden, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 2026
- French release :
- Current status :
- Approval :
- Color type : Color
