A Door to the Sky

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A Door to the Sky, is a 1989 Moroccan movie, directed by Farida Benlyazid, and starring Chaaibia El Adraoui, Zakia Tahiri, Ahmed Bouanani, with a runtime of 107 minutes. Content rating: 12A.

Overview

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 mystic Kirana 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.

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