1) Elisabeth Stoudmann, Vibrations Music, July 2007

Let all those who were scared by the word "trance" cast a look at this film! Wijdan demonstrates the natural wonders of these ceremonies, the simplicity and open-mindedness of its players; Brahim El Belkani, Gnawan master of the guembri (3 string lute) and Sibiri Samaké, Malian musician and hunter (shaman).

2) Bouziane Daoudi, World, Summer 2007

Whether referring to the therapeutic trance of the Gnawa, or the rhythms of the Malian hunters invoking the spirits of the forest, Wijdan lingers on, to bring us without warning, into the heart of cultures which have remained unknown to us, when they have not been all together deformed by stereotypes. The pulse accelerates, the steel castanets crackle, it's the vertigo.

3) Eric Biétry Rivierre, Le Figaro June 22, 2007

...as we get deeper into the documentary, each of the protagonists appears to have the imperative need to pass on their knowledge and their beliefs. What can be done so that their culture does not perish and that the art and wisdom of their fathers be transmitted to their children? This is one of the questions that springs out of this intimate and sensitive journey.

Nothing is academically exposed in Wijdan, people appear and talk freely, confiding their impressions in this "encounter of the souls" which is the literal translation of "Wijdan".