Late afternoon in Casablanca. A young man in hisearly 20s heads toward his victim's apartment inorder to get his revenge. This act will lead to the collisionof three different lives. Ney is a young Moroccan manwho lives with his blind mother and his little sister.Being the only man at home, he feels responsible forhis family but starts forgetting his principles and endsup working for a powerful local gangster, Mansour. Lisais an American living alone in Casablanca. After herhusband's accidental death, she broke off all contactwith her in-laws. She drowns her solitude in bourbon.Lisa's life changes forever when she hears that she isthe only family left for two (indirect) victims of a murder:Souad and Salim. They are in fact her sister-in-law andher nephew, whom she has never met. Smail gets out ofjail after 15 years, after being betrayed by an old friend.He is eager to be out for two reasons. First of all, hismother is very ill and he wants to be close to her. Theother reason is obvious: he spent 15 years planning hisrevenge on those who put him in jail.

mit | estrelado | starring | avec
Hakim Noury, Aimée Meditz, Hamidou, Rabie Kati, Rachid el Wali, Latifa Ahrare, Mostafa Salamate, Smail Hijazy, Taha Ghrabi, Hassan Mediaf

ein film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de
Swel & Imad NOURY

Morocco | 2006 | Feature Narrative | 2h20

Title | Titre :
HEAVEN'S DOORS
LES PORTES DU CIEL
DIE TÜREN DES PARADIESES

Country | Pays : Morocco | Maroc
Year | Année : 2006
Länge | Runtime | Durée : 132 Mins (Berlnale, 2006), 140 mins (2h20)
Format : 35 mm, Cinemascope

CAST | ACTRICES-ACTEURS :
Smail.......................................................... Hakim Noury
Lisa........................................................... Aimee Meditz
Ney........................................................... Rabie Kati
Mansour.................................................... Hamidou
Jalil.......................................................... Rachid El Wali
Neys Mutter (Mère de Ney).......................... Latifa Ahrare
Hamza...................................................... Smail Hijazy
Tawfik....................................................... Zak Darsi
Maria......................................................... Samia Berrada
Bauarbarbeiter............................................ Hassan Midiaf
Faysal........................................................ Farid Regragui
Salim......................................................... Taha Ghrabi
Bettler........................................................ Fatima Herrandi
Souad......................................................... Camelia Bouhmamdi
Betrunkener................................................. Mostafa Salamate
Omar........................................................... Hamid Zoughi
Yasmine....................................................... Mouna Fettou
Falschmünzer................................................ Zouheir
Prostituierte.................................................. Alia Rekkab

Producer | Productrice :
María Pilar Cazorla

REGISSEUREN / REALIZADORES / DIRECTORS / RÉALISATEURS :
Swel & Imad Noury

Screenplay | Scénario :
Swel Noury

PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
- Prod'Action
- Latido Films

World Sales | Ventes Internationales :
Latido Films

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) :
- Prod'Action


FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :
/// 2006 | Selection - Panorama || Berlinale | Berlin (Germany) | Runtime-Durée : 132 Min.

/// 2007 | Selection || Festival du film arabe d'Oran - FIFAO 2007 | Oran (Algeria) | 28/07/2007 - 03/08/2007

/// 2011 | Selection - "Guest of Honor Magreb" || 57thTaormina Film Fest


Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
► Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
► www.imdb.com/fr/title/tt0765455/
► www.berlinale.de/en/2006/programme/20062558.html
► www.berlinale.de/external/programme/archive/pdf/20062558.pdf
► www.taorminafilmfest.it/film.asp?lang=2&an=11&idp=41&ids=112&idsec=28&idfilm=112
Updated by Thierno DIA, 18 August 2025


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Tardo pomeriggio a Casablanca. Un giovane appenaventenne si dirige verso l'appartamento dellasua vittima per vendicarsi. Questo gesto porterà allacollisione di tre vite. Ney è un giovane marocchinoche vive con la madre cieca e la sorella più piccola.Unico uomo in casa, Ney si sente responsabile per lasua famiglia, ma comincia a dimenticare i suoi principie si ritrova a lavorare per un potente criminale locale,Mansour. Lisa è una donna americana che vive da solaa Casablanca. Dalla morte accidentale del marito, Lisaha rotto tutti rapporti con la famiglia dell'uomo, e riversala solitudine nel bourbon. La sua vita cambia quandoscopre di essere l'unica persona di famiglia delle duevittime di un omicidio: Souad e Salim, sua cognata e suonipote, mai incontrati prima. Smail esce di prigione dopo15 anni, a causa del tradimento di un vecchio amico.Vuole uscire per due ragioni: sua madre è molto malatae vuole starle accanto. L'altra, ovviamente, è che hapassato 15 anni progettando la sua vendetta contro chil'ha fatto finire in carcere.

Interpreti
Hakim Noury, Aimée Meditz, Rabie Kati, Hamidou, Mosfata Salamate, Smail Hijazy, Taha Ghrabi


Regia: IMAD & SWEL NOURY
Nazione: Morocco
Produzione: Latido films


Source:
www.taorminafilmfest.it/film.asp?lang=2&an=11&idp=41&ids=112&idsec=28&idfilm=112