You Resemble Me tells the true story of Hasna Ait Boulahcen, a woman who was falsely accused of being Europe’s first female suicide bomber. Cultural and intergenerational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris.
After the siblings are torn apart, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity, leading to a choice that shocks the world. Director Dina Amer takes on one of the darkest issues of our time and deconstructs it in an intimate story about family, love, sisterhood, and belonging.
You Resemble Me is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama film, directed by Dina Amer in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Amer and Omar Mullick. It stars Lorenza Grimaudo, Ilonna Grimaudo, Mouna Soualem, Sabrina Ouazani, Dina Amer, Alexandre Gonin, Grégoire Colin and Zinedine Soualem. Spike Lee, Spike Jonze, Riz Ahmed and Alma Har’el serve as executive producers on the film.
The film has been well received in international film festivals. It won the Audience Award at the Red Sea Festival. It also won an unprecedented four awards at REC Tarragona, including the CineClub Jury Prize, the Young Jury Prize, and the Audience Award. It had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. It was released in the United States on November 4, 2022.
You Resemble Me (2022)
Directed by: Dina Amer
Starring: Lorenza Grimaudo, Ilonna Grimaudo, Mouna Soualem, Sabrina Ouazani, Dina Amer, Alexandre Gonin, Grégoire Colin, Zinedine Soualem, Agnès de Tyssandier, Sana Sri as Amina
Screenplay by: Dina Amer, Omar Mullick
Production Design by: Astrid Tonnellier
Cinematography by: Omar Mullick
Film Editing by: Keiko Deguchi, Jake Roberts
Art Direction by: Erwan Le Gal
Music by: Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Vice Studios
Release Date: September 8, 2021 (Venice), November 4, 2022 (United States)
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