Zagora unveils its values of tolerance through cinema

Eight productions are in the running for the grand prize of this twelfth edition of the Trans-Saharan International Film Festival, coming from several Arab countries.These are Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt and Morocco. The latter was presented by the film "The Tears of Satan", shot in Zagora and presented in premiere at the festival. A beautiful coincidence that honoured this city and its inhabitants. Especially since the film pleased the festival-goers, as much by the theme chosen by its director Hicham El Jebbari, as by the actors, known for their talent and professionalism, notably Rachid El Ouali, Ismail Abou Kanater, Amal Ayouch and Younès Mégri. The latter played the main roles in the story of a political prisoner teacher who, upon leaving after eighteen years in prison, wanted to take revenge on his tormentor. "The script for this film was…