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| Directed by | Andres Peyrot |
| Written by | Andres Peyrot Elizabeth Wautlet |
| Cinematography | Patrick Tresch Nicolas Desaintquentin |
| Edited by | Sabine Emiliani |
| Music by | Grégoire Auger |
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God Is a Woman (French : Dieu est une femme) is a 2023 documentary film co-written and directed by Andres Peyrot, at his feature film debut. A co-production between France, Switzerland and Panama, it premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
The film analyzes the profund effects a long-lost film by Pierre Dominique Gaisseau had in the Panamanian Kuna tribe. In 1975, Gaisseau moved to Kuna with his wife and his daughter for a year, to shoot a documentary film about its matriarchal community; because of lack of funds, the film was originally confiscated and never released, leaving the Kuna tribe feverishly waiting to see the film, which gradually acquired a mythical status within the community. [1] [2] [3] Peyot first heard about this story at a film festival in 2010, and started working on a documentary investigating about the fate of the Gaisseau's documentary, and the impact it had on the Kuna community. [4] [1]
The film marked the feature film debut of Andres Peyrot, who worked on the film for over ten years. [4] [1] It is produced by Industrie Films and Upside Films Productions in association with P.S. Productions. [5]
The film had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, as the opening film of the Giornate degli Autori sidebar. [6] It was later screened at other festivals, including the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and the 2023 Stockholm International Film Festival. [1] [7] It was theatrically released in France on 4 April 2024. [8]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.00/10. [9]
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