Marrakech – The 22nd Marrakech International Film Festival concluded Saturday night with a spectacular closing ceremony at the Congress Palace, where it was announced that “Promised Sky,” by Franco-Tunisian filmmaker Erige Sehiri, had won the prestigious Golden Star Grand Prize.
The ceremony brought together international film stars, cultural personalities, and media representatives to celebrate nine days of cinema.
Golden Star Winner: ‘Promised Sky’
The jury, presided over by Korean master filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, selected “Promised Sky” from among 13 feature films in official competition. The 93-minute film, supported by the festival’s Atlas Workshops, explores themes of displacement and solidarity through three women’s intersecting lives in contemporary Tunisia.
The narrative centers on Marie, an Ivorian pastor and former journalist living in Tunis, who takes in Naney, a young mother seeking a better future, and Jolie, a determined student carrying her family’s hopes from back home.
When the three women rescue Kenza, a 4-year-old survivor of a shipwreck, their refuge transforms into a tender but troubled blended family amid an increasingly concerning social climate.
Director Erige Sehiri, a Franco-Tunisian filmmake
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