tunisia

Promised Sky is an understated drama about migrant life. The film examines the daily lives of three women, all of them strangers in a strange land, and offers a glimpse of the devastating reality of living as an outsider in a place where racism and authoritarian rule are in play. That could be anywhere from Myanmar to Minnesota, but in this case, it’s Tunisia, and the women are sub-Saharan African refugees, Promised Sky begins with three women tending to a child who has obviously survived a deadly Mediterranean crossing attempt. Director and co-writer Erige Sehiri (with a big assist from cinematographer Frida Marzouk) holds a viewer close to present a heartbreaking story in a beautiful place.