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You Resemble Me
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Wikipedia article
'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, Grgoire Colin and Zinedine Soualem. Spike Lee, Spike Jonze, Riz Ahmed and Alma Har'el serve as executive producers on the film.
It had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in the Venice Days section on September 8, 2021.
Cast
* Lorenza Grimaudo
* Ilonna Grimaudo
* Mouna Soualem
* Sabrina Ouazani
* Dina Amer
* Alexandre Gonin
* Grgoire Colin
* Zinedine Soualem
Production
Dina Amer worked as a reporter for Vice News, and reported on the 2015 Saint-Denis raid, in which it was later found that the police report that Hasna At Boulahcen was a suicide bomber, was false. Boulachen's family was contacted by multiple journalists, but they chose to speak with Amer, who over the course of several years conducting 360 hours of interviews, with family and friends, to write the screenplay and make it as accurate as possible. Amer wanted the film not to excuse Boulahcen's choice, but to explore radicalization and how she got there and prevent others from falling into the same traps. Amer walked away from a major studio deal in order to maintain her vision, as financiers preferred for the film to be a documentary.
Awards
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.
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