The documentary film (You Won’t See) records the biography of a French philosopher who lived in Syria and was influenced by its culture

Damascus (ST): Al-Assad National Library hosted the premiere of the documentary film “You Will Not See,” which deals with the biography of the French philosopher Jean-Yves Lupitnal, who came to Syria at the end of the seventies of the last century.

The film, which was produced by Khayal and directed by Ahmed Abdel-Ghani Arafat, deals with the love story of the Lupitnal for Syria, which began when he was a doctoral student at the Sorbonne University in France and toured Senegal and Lebanon, eventually settling and residing in Old Damascus until today.

The film deals with the influence of the culture of the region on the French philosopher, especially Sufism, showing scenes of the Lupitnal reading the poems of Ibn al-Farid and Sufi poets, his visit to Islamic and Christian religious places, and his close relations with his neighbors and with his students.