The Sacred Night
Synopsis
Somewhere in Morocco, between 1920 and 1950... After fathering seven daughters, a man without an heir is convinced that his family is the victim of a harsh and ancient curse. To trick fate and prevent his brother getting hold of his fortune, he decides that his eighth child will be a boy, even if it is born a girl. He will be called Ahmed, will be brought up according to the male tradition and will take over his house and business upon his death... Thus is born Ahmed, his eighth daughter. The authoritarian and enigmatic Ahmed spends 21 years submitting to his father's will, painfully concealing his true identity without anyone finding out. At the age of 21, following the whole plot through to its logical conclusion, he tells his father that he plans to marry his cousin. Unable to take the idea of this marriage which goes against every taboo, the father calls Ahmed to his bedside and asks him to renounce this plan.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (10)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producers : Flach Film, Les Films Ariane, Titane
- Co-production : France 3 Cinéma
- Film exports/foreign sales : Tamasa Distribution
- French distribution : Ariane Distribution
Full credits (19)
- Executive Producers : Jean-Luc Ormières, Jean-François Lepetit
- Assistant Director : Roland Dhardivillé
- Author of original work : Tahar Ben Jelloun
- Sound recordists : Maurice Laumain, Jean-Pierre Ruh
- Line Producer : Jean-Luc Larguier
- Screenwriter : Élisabeth Perceval
- Director of Photography : Carlo Varini
- Sound Assistant : Michel Kharat
- Production manager : Christine Raspillère
- Press Attaché (film) : Annie Maurette
- Editor : Jean-François Naudon
- Assistant editors : Maguelone Pouget, Morgane Spacagna, Anne Rennesson
- Continuity supervisor : Suzanne Durrenberger
- Production Designer : Didier Naert
- Music Composer : Goran Bregovic
- Costume designers : Jacques Schmidt, Emmanuel Peduzzi
- Sound Mixer : Dominique Hennequin
- Still Photographer : Étienne George
- Location Manager : Jean-Marc Abbou
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1993
- French release : 07/07/1993
- Runtime : 1 h 50 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 80325
- Visa issue date : 30/06/1993
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
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