80 min
Georges Hachem (Director of Stray Bullet in attendance with Ashraf Farah of Pomegranates and Myrrh for post-screening panel)
Fiction
2010 - Lebanon
Toronto Premiere
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Featuring: Nadine Labaki ,Badih Bouchakra, Takla Chamoun , Rodrigue Sleiman , Nazih Youssef and many more
Hachem’s debut film is a poignant socio-politically charged drama that unveils a family in turmoil in the midst of wartime tensions. It’s the end of summer 1976 in a northern suburb of Beirut. Noha (Labaki) is engaged to be married and her overbearing family is relieved she will not end up an old maid like her sister. Wedding preparations appear to be going to plan until, on that Sunday, fifteen days before the nuptials, Noha changes her mind. Noha’s self-actualization triggers a cascading set of events that fractures her and her family. Trailer This beautiful film shot in a 1970s grainy aesthetic captured a best cinematography award and will be screened in 35mm format.
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