Door to the Sky, A

(107 mins) This Sufi mystical tale from Moroccan director Farida Ben Lyziad explores issues of spirituality, gender and friendship in the context of a moving family tragedy. When the Westernized Nadia returns from Paris for her father's funeral in Fez, she is overcome by the Koranic chanting of Karina. Together, the two build a beautiful friendship and, moved by the power of their relationship, turn Nadia's father's palace into a shelter for Muslim women.