The Virgin, the Copts and Me

The Virgin, the Copts and Me is a 2011 documentary film directed by Namir Abdel Messeeh.

Namir is Egyptian, a Copt, and now lives in France.

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] When there is a family reunion, he buys an old video cassette recorded many years earlier at a religious holiday in his home village, when his mother said she had had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

[1][2][3][6][7] Namir realizes he has in his hands a very interesting subject for a documentary: he convinces his producer that it is a good idea and sets off on a journey that takes him back to his origins and puts his profession as a director to the test.

[1][2][3][4][5][7] However, he has not reckoned with his mother, the real protagonist of the story.