[7][8] 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.

In the news and media, Aït Boulahcen was misrepresented, so Amer wanted to show who she could've been and was by using deep fake technology to allow the audience to experience her switching to find connection and belonging.

[24][25] In May 2024, La Vingt-Cinquième Heure acquired French distribution rights to the film, with Claire Denis boarding as an executive producer.

The website's consensus reads: "A haunting look at the roots of radicalization, You Resemble Me wrings harrowing drama out of its fact-based coming-of-age story.

"[29] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.