Promised Sky

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Promised Sky

Jun 2026

1h 35m

Drama

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Marie, an Ivorian pastor and former journalist, has lived in Tunisia for ten years. Her home becomes a refuge for Naney, a young mother seeking a better future, and Jolie, a strong-willed student carrying her family’s hopes. The arrival of a little orphan girl challenges their sense of solidarity in a tense social climate, revealing both their fragility and strength.

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Clint Worthington

RogerEbert.com

Jun 12

3/4

Sehiri understands the power of the camera to capture the soul of a person in their visage, especially in such emotionally and politically turbulent times.

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Anzhe Zhang

Slant Magazine

Jun 7

2.5/4

This heart-wrenching drama about a makeshift family trying to stay afloat is buoyed by vulnerable performances and some spectacular imagery, even as the script spreads itself thin.

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Tomris Laffly

Variety

06/10/2025

At times untidy, but cumulatively powerful, Sehiri’s authentic look into the lives of Ivorian women in Tunisia is deeply human.

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Jun 29

While the issues presented in this film are unique to the anti-Black racism in Tunisia and the greater migrant crisis in Africa, you can not only see parallels in pretty much every region of the world.

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Brian Farvour

The Playlist

Jun 12

C

“Promised Sky” is a movie about, ostensibly, several different stories, ones that seemingly attempt to intermingle but, at the same time, seem unable to do so in any meaningful way.

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

Jun 12

3/4

Promised Sky feels authentic in its pessimism about even the most practical things...

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Success in 1 hour and 35 minutes.

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Synopsis

Marie, an Ivorian pastor and former journalist, has lived in Tunisia for ten years. Her home becomes a refuge for Naney, a young mother seeking a better future, and Jolie, a strong-willed student carrying her family’s hopes. The arrival of a little orphan girl challenges their sense of solidarity in a tense social climate, revealing both their fragility and strength.

Director: Erige Sehiri
Producer: Didar Domehri, Erige Sehiri
Screenwriter: Erige Sehiri, Anna Ciennik, Malika Cécile Louati
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Maneki Films, Heina Production
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 14, 2026
Runtime: 1h 35m