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The Virgin, the Copts and Me

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Namir is a French filmmaker of Egyptian origin. One day he watches a videotape of the Virgin Mary's apparition in Egypt with his mother who, like millions of other Copts, (Egypt's Christians) sees the Virgin on the screen while he sees nothing. Skeptical about the videotape, Namir travels back to Egypt, to make a film about the bizarre occurrence of these apparitions.

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Audience Member A touching comedy, which under the appearance of amateurism says more than it seems on a small community of Egypt and the Copts in general and on the tender attachment of a young emigrant to his family and his cultural origins. I have found particularly moving the casting for the role of the Virgin ... The whole sounds very authentic, without any heaviness or excessive pathos. It is a beautiful and poignant testimony on the eve of the Revolution which proves that one needs more intelligence and sensitivity than a big budget to make a good movie... Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Namir é de origem egícpcia mas foi criado na França. Ele decide voltar ao Cairo para fazer um filme sobre a miraculosa aparição da Virgem Maria numa comunidade cristã copta, em Zeitoun, um distrito da cidade. Ninguém da igreja concorda em cooperar com o cético Namir, que encontra também resistência de seus parentes. Ele decide partir para seu vilarejo natal, onde se reconecta com uma vida provinciana e parentes que não via há tempos. Enfrentando todas as dificuldades para realização do filme, ele terá de contar com a inesperada ajuda da mãe, uma das testemunhas da aparição. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Namir Abdel Messeeh

Director

Namir Abdel Messeeh

Screenwriter

Nathalie Najem

Screenwriter

Anne Paschetta

Screenwriter

Vincent Segal

Original Music

Nicolas Duchêne

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Synopsis Namir is a French filmmaker of Egyptian origin. One day he watches a videotape of the Virgin Mary's apparition in Egypt with his mother who, like millions of other Copts, (Egypt's Christians) sees the Virgin on the screen while he sees nothing. Skeptical about the videotape, Namir travels back to Egypt, to make a film about the bizarre occurrence of these apparitions.
Director
Namir Abdel Messeeh
Screenwriter
Namir Abdel Messeeh, Nathalie Najem, Anne Paschetta
Genre
Documentary, Comedy
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 5, 2022
Runtime
1h 25m