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2011 French film
Wild Sky
Directed byRachid B.
Written byRachid B.
Florent Mangeot
Produced bySylvie Randonneix
Narrated byRachid B.
CinematographyArthur Forjonel
Rachid B.
Edited byFlorent Mangeot
Music byFabien Bourdier
Distributed byNord-Ouest Documentaires
Release date
Running time42 minutes
CountriesFrance
Switzerland
LanguageFrench

Wild Sky (French: Le Ciel en bataille) is a 2011 French autobiographical documentary film and cinematic essay/poem directed by Rachid B. and co-written by Florent Mangeot.

Plot

At his dying father's bedside; Rachid B. recalls his strongest memories from his childhood in Morocco to recollections of his homosexuality and rejection of Christianity, right up to his recent conversion to Islam.

The film tells the story of his life, which he was never able to share with his father, and has been praised by critics as "a powerful exploration of desire and of ones own identity."

Release

In April 2011, the film premiered at the Visions du Réel film festival.

Awards and recognition

  • Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Director, LesGaiCineMad, Madrid International LGTB Film Festival, Spain, 2011.
  • Special mention, Salina Doc Fest, Italy, 2011.
  • Mention (short film competition), Les Écrans Documentaires, Arcueil, France, 2011.
  • Nominated for the Best Doc-LGTIB award, Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Spain, 2011.
  • Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, National Competition, France, 2012.

Notes and references

  1. "Wild Sky". unifrance.org. Archived from the original on 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  2. Wild Sky at IMDb
  3. "Programme Visions du réel 2011, page 28" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  4. "Kriege dominieren Dok-Festival "Visions du Réel"". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen Kundendienst (in German). Zurich. 5 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  5. (in English) LesGaiCineMad Awards 2011
  6. "SalinaDocFest | I vincitori della V Edizione | Salina Doc Fest 2011". www.salinadocfest.it. 2011-09-25. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07.
  7. "Les Écrans Documentaires > Édition 2011 > Palmarès". www.lesecransdocumentaires.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  8. (in English) Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
  9. "International Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand". www.clermont-filmfest.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.

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