The Virgin, the Copts and Me
The Virgin, the Copts and Me | |
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Directed by | Namir Abdel Messeeh |
Written by | Namir Abdel Messeeh, Nathalie Najem, Anne Paschetta |
Screenplay by | Namir Abdel Messeeh, Nathalie Najem, Anne Paschetta |
Produced by | Centre National de la Cinématographie, Doha Film Institute, , Oweda Films |
Starring | Namir Abdel Messeeh, Siham Abdel Messeeh, |
Cinematography | Nicolas Duchêne |
Edited by | Sebastien De Sainte Croix, Isabelle Manquillet |
Music by | Vincent Segal |
Distributed by | Doc & Film International, (France) |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Countries | Egypt France Qatar |
Languages | Arab, French |
The Virgin, the Copts and Me is a 2011 documentary film directed by Namir Abdel Messeeh.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Synopsis[]
Namir is Egyptian, a Copt and now lives in France.[2][3][4][6][7][8][9] When there is a family reunion, he buys an old video cassette recorded many years earlier at a religious holiday in his home village, when his mother said she had had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary.[2][3][4][8][9] Namir realizes he has in his hands a very interesting subject for a documentary: he convinces his producer that it is a good idea and sets off on a journey that takes him back to his origins and puts his profession as a director to the test.[2][3][4][6][7][9] However, he has not reckoned with his mother, the real protagonist of the story.[2][3][4][9][10] Eventually, in her hometown, they recreate an apparition with the help of the other villagers.[2][3][9]
Critical reception[]
- Shown at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, the , the 2012 EBS International Documentary Festival, the 2012 Kraków Film Festival and at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3][4][7][9] It will be shown at the 2013 Sydney Film Festival.[6][11]
- Variety drew a parallel between the Coptic minority in Egypt and the Egyptian minority in France, and they commended the editing.[5] For Slant Magazine, the staged apparition brings the film to a "satisfying climax".[9] The Huffington Post commended the director's decision to keep the footage filmed in 2010, prior to the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.[11] For America, the "Coptic population" is "held together by a shared sense of self-abnegation and unwavering faith" and it is "faith that remains a rallying force for the Copts on the screen" despite their "victimized status as a religious minority".[12]
https://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/3110681: the Virgin Mary is venerated by Egyptian Muslims and Christians, and visiting places of which is believed the Virgin Mary appeared, is a further point that unite both religious elements.
References[]
- ^ La Vierge, les Coptes et Moi at IMDb
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Virgin, the Copts and Me". Tribecafilm.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Festival Cinema Africano
- ^ a b c d e f EBS International Documentary Festival
- ^ a b Jay Weissberg, The Virgin, the Copts and Me, Variety, Nov. 8, 2011
- ^ a b c d Sydney Film Festival
- ^ a b c d Kraków Film Festival Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b The San Francisco Chronicle
- ^ a b c d e f g Gerard Raymond, Tribeca Film Festival 2012: The Virgin, the Copts and Me, Slant Magazine, April 25th, 2012
- ^ African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival - Milan - 22nd edition (license CC BY-SA)
- ^ a b E. Nina Rothe, DFI Presents Groundbreaking: The Virgin, the Copts and Me at Tribeca, Huffington Post, 04/27/2012
- ^ Victor Stepien, Keeping the Faith, America, October 8, 2012
External links[]
- 2011 films
- Egyptian films
- French films
- Qatari films
- 2011 documentary films
- Egyptian documentary films
- French documentary films