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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.

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.

Credits

Director
Namir Abdel Messeeh
Screenwriter
Namir Abdel Messeeh, Nathalie Najem, Anne Paschetta
Producer
Namir Abdel Messeeh
Cinematographer
Nicolas Duchene
Editor
Isabelle Manquillet
Distributor
Oweda Films
Cast
Namir Abdel Messeeh,
Siham Abdel Messeeh

About the Director

Namir Abdel Messeeh
Namir Abdel Messeeh was born in 1974. After spending his early childhood in Egypt, he moved to France, where he continues to live. He studied film directing at La Fémis (French National Film School) and directed two short fiction films before deciding to explore more personal questions through his documentary, ‘You, Waguih’. The film examines his relationship with his father, a former political pr
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