Completed - ARABIC, ENGLISH - Drama - 100 minutes
On the last day of school in the mountains, during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, 11-year-old Wissam is determined to tell his classmate Joanna that he loves her, while his teachers - on different sides of the political divide - try to mask their fears.
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Oualid MOUANESS Cast : Nadine LABAKI, Mohamad DALLI, Ghassan MAALOUF, Aliya KHALIDI, Rodrigue SLEIMAN, Gia MADI, Lelya HARKOUS, Saeed SERHAN, Zeina DEMELERO Producer(s) : Oualid MOUANESS (Tricycle Logic), Georges SCHOUCAIR (ABBOUT PRODUCTIONS), Myriam SASSINE (ABBOUT PRODUCTIONS), Alix MADIGAN-YORKIN (Mad Dog Films), Christopher TRICARICO
June 1982, eleven year old Wissam is determined to tell his classmate Joanna that he loves her. It is the end of the academic year at a school tucked safely in the mountains overlooking Beirut; final exams are underway. As Wissam yearns to express himself, the day is interrupted when an air invasion reaches Beirut. Even though the danger is still far, the school has to shut down and the students are sent home. Wissam gets more determined to declare his love as it becomes clear that no one knows what tomorrow will bring. This story of first love against the backdrop of war portrays a day kids and adults will never forget.
Country(ies) : USA, LEBANON, NORWAY, QATAR
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Toronto - TIFF 2019 - Discovery (NETPAC AWARD)Rome Film Fest 2019Cinemed, Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, 2019 (Social Energy Activities Young Audience Award)Asian World Film Festival 2019Films from the South Festival 2019El Gouna Film Festival 2019 (Fipresci Award)Red Sea IFF 2020 Best of the Year