Those Who Watch Over

Karima Saïdi & 92' — 2025

In Brussels, a city shaped by its immigrant population, Those Who Watch Over explores the intimate and diverse ways in which Arab and African immigrants, now buried in their host land, continue to influence and connect with the living. Through personal rituals and imaginative narratives, the film reveals how the deceased protect and guide their descendants, fostering a dialogue between past and present in a place that honours the plurality of cultural and familial bonds.

Belgium

Production : Dérives (Julie Freres)
Co- production : CBA
Withe the support of Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la FWB, Media Creative Europe, RTBF, VAF, CNC, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement belge, Doha Film Insti- tute

Réalisation
Karima Saïdi
DOP
Caroline Guimbal
Image editor
Frédéric Fichefet, Yaël Bitton
Sound editor
Quentin Jacques
Production
Dérives (Julie Frères)
Image Format
4:3
Sound Format
5.1
BW/Colour
Color
Languages OV
French, Italien, Arabic, Greek, Turkish, Persian, Azerian
Available subtitles
FR, EN
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