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Completed - ARABIC - First film, Social issues, Drama - 105 minutes

Log Line

Rabih, a young blind man, lives in a small village in Lebanon. He sings in a choir and edits Braille documents for an income. His life unravels when he tries to apply for a passport and discovers that his identification card, which he has carried his entire life, is a forgery.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2016 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2017 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Vatche BOULGHOURJIAN
Writer(s) : Vatche BOULGHOURJIAN
Cast : Barakat JABBOUR, Julia KASSAR, Michel ADABASHI, Toufic BARAKAT

Producer(s) : George SCHOUCAIR (ABBOUT), Gabrielle DUMON (Le Bureau Films), Caroline OLIVEIRA

Synopsis

Rabih, a young blind man, lives in a small village in Lebanon. He sings in a choir and edits Braille documents for an income. His life unravels when he tries to apply for a passport and discovers that his identification card, which he has carried his entire life, is a forgery. Traveling across rural Lebanon in search of a record of his own birth, he meets people on the far fringes of society who tell their own stories, open further questions and give Rabih minor clues about his true identity. Descending into a void at the heart of his existence, Rabih encounters a nation incapable of telling his or its own narrative.

Production

Country(ies) : FRANCE, LEBANON

BELGIUM Feb 15, 2017 CINEMIEN (BELGI
CHINA BEIJING SPARK F
EGYPT ARAB RADIO AND
FRANCE Mar 01, 2017 AD VITAM
HONG KONG EDKO FILMS LTD
UNITED KIN Sep 22, 2017 SHARP TEETH FIL
UNITED KIN Sep 22, 2017 TERRACOTTA DIST


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Festivals and Awards

La Semaine de la Critique 2016 La Semaine de la Critique
BFI London FF 2016 Journey
Pula Film Festival 2016
Munich Film Festival 2016
Karlovy Vary 2016
Cannes 2016 (critic's week)


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