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You Shall Not Make an Image

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.

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StatusIn Production
Original TitleMimesis
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LanguageArabic
Original LanguageArabic
Production CountriesFrance, Sweden, Tunisia, Germany, Belgium
Production CompaniesTanit Filmsjour2fêteLaika Film & TelevisionARTE France CinémaKwassa Filmsma.ja.de. Fiction