Cannes 2025: Opening of Un Certain Regard, "Promise le ciel" denounces anti-black racism in Tunisia

This Wednesday evening, Franco-Tunisienne Erige Sehiri unveiled a sensitive chronicle, which auscultes the daily life of the Ivorian community of Tunis. ...

An intimate and political portrait, the film by Erige Sehiri explores with sensitivity the journeys of migrant women, far from media clichés. At the opening of the section Un certain regard au Festival de Cannes, "Promise le ciel" offers a rare dive into the unknown realities of intra-African migration. Franco-Tunisian director Erige Sehiri depicts the daily [...] The article "Promise le ciel" in Cannes: a poignant look at female exile in Africa…

The Franco-Tunisian filmmaker magnifies her heroines and actresses, notably Aïssa Maïga, in a narrative that is necessary because of her socio-political significance.