Promised Sky

(Promis le ciel)

featuring

Aïssa Maïga, Debora Lobe Naney, Laetitia Ky, Estelle Kenza Dogbo,

A rich and potent examination of immigration issues within Africa, Erige Sehiri’s moving drama portrays three female Ivorians trying to make a life for themselves in Tunisia. Roommates in the capital metropolis of Tunis, the women have also recently taken in an infant rescued from one of the many boats trying to reach Europe. With the country cracking down on residents who aren’t Tunisian citizens, and because the women are providing shelter to a child who isn’t theirs, staying one step ahead of local authorities is an omnipresent challenge for the trio. Jolie, the youngest, is a student and the only one with papers; Naney makes ends meet via various schemes; and Marie runs a clandestine Christian fellowship. Director Sehiri, whose documentary background serves her observational style well, poignantly distinguishes each of her characters’ respective challenges while also presenting their support of one another in a country that rarely makes them feel at home.

Rod Armstrong
FILM DETAILS 
Screenwriter
  • Erige Sehiri
  • Anna Ciennik
  • Malika Cécile Louati
Cinematographer
  • Frida Marzouk
Language
  • French
  • Arabic
  • with English subtitles
Print Info
  • Color
  • DCP
  • 92 mins
Source
  • Mill Valley Film Festival

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