Commedia
Previous Next Commedia A film by Myriam El Hajj Drama, 2020 Lebanon 2018. Nour, a 30-year-old Lebanese actress, returns home following the arrest of her father, a politician who committed a bomb attack. Determined to understand her father’s mysterious act, Nour roams in a country ravaged by corruption. What starts as an investigation becomes an […]
A Perfect Day
Previous Next A Perfect Day A film by Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige Drama, 2005 Twenty four hours in the life of Malek, a young man living in the present day with his mother Claudia in Beirut. He suffers from narcolepsy and falls asleep as soon as he stops moving. On this day, Malek manages […]
The Last Man
Previous Next The Last Man A film by Ghassan Salhab Drama, 2005 Everyday Beirut witnesses the death of a new victim, drained of blood, by what appears to be a serial killer. At the same time, Khalil, a 40-something doctor, discovers strange symptoms that are going to dramatically change his life, and transform him. A […]
Melodrama Habibi
Previous Next Melodrama Habibi A film by Hany Tamba Comedy, 2007 In the 1970s, Bruno Caprice was briefly successful with his first and only hit single, “Quand tu t’en vas”. Completely forgotten today, he earns a living as a receptionist in a luxury hotel in Paris. After breaking up with his girlfriend, Bruno has the […]
I Want to See
Previous Next I Want to See A film by Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige Docudrama, 2008 July 2006. Another war breaks out in Lebanon. The directors decide to follow a movie star, Catherine Deneuve and a friend, actor and artist Rabih Mroué, on the roads of South Lebanon. Together, they will drive through the regions […]
1958
Previous Next 1958 A film by Ghassan Salhab Documentary, 2009 In 1958, in Senegal, land of emigration, Zahia Salhab gave birth to her first child Ghassan. During the same period, Lebanon, their homeland, is driven into a significant local conflict, a preamble to the next civil war. Producers Abbout Productions (Georges Schoucair)Cinematography Sarmad LouisEditor Simon El HabreSound Karine Basha & […]
The Mountain
Previous Next The Mountain A film by Ghassan Salhab Drama, 2010 Fadi, a man in his forties, is driven one night to the airport of Beirut by one of his friends. He is supposed to travel for a month. But, instead of getting on the plane, he rents a car and heads to the mountains, […]
Yanoosak
Previous Next Yanoosak A film by Elie Khalifeh Comedy, 2010 Yanoosak tells the story of Ruedi, an ordinary Swiss German living in Zurich, who decides one day to reside in Beirut in order to meet his soulmate and establish a small business. Between one heartbreak and another, he manages however to open a small pizzeria. […]
Stray Bullet
Previous Next Stray Bullet A film by Georges Hachem Drama, 2010 Noha is about to get married. Her family is relieved to see her take advantage of this last chance before officially becoming a spinster just like her sister. Everything seems to be going well. However, on this special Sunday of August 1976 in Lebanon, on […]
Gate #5
Previous Next Gate #5 A film by Simon El Habre Documentary, 2011 They were young, loved adventures, and had choices. In the 1960s and 70s, thousands of young Lebanese left their villages and searched for a new life in the city – as countless like-minded people around the globe. The port of Beirut, the city’s […]