A feature documentary by Nicola von Leffern and Jakob Carl Sauer
Documentary | 98 min | AUT | 2024
A co-production with von Leffern/Sauer Produktion
Beirut lies in ruins. After the explosion in the city's port, collective trauma rises to the surface. How can life succeed after such a tragedy? The film carefully observes the following three years and zooms in on the lives of Aya - a Syrian refugee girl, Selim - an activist and painter, the Aladdin family - mourning a tragic loss, Yasmin - picking up calls at a suicide prevention hotline, and Andrea - who still believes in the city's spark for change. Meanwhile, a smoldering fire keeps on lingering in the port’s silos like a cautionary tale. Is it time to leave?
DISTRIBUTION
WORLD
TASKOVSKI FILMS
Golden Girls Film
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ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL, SWITZERLAND 2024
QUOTES
"More than a documentary; it is a profound exploration of the human condition. It weaves personal struggles with overarching socio-political issues, reminding us that behind every statistic are stories of real people."
-Overlyhonestreviews
RUNNING TIME – 98 minutes
ORIGINAL LANGUAGES – Arabic, English, French
SUBTITLES – English
LOCATIONS – Lebanon
COMPLETION – September 2024
SHOOTING FORMAT – Digital 2K
SCREENING FORMAT – DCP
SOUND FORMAT – 5.1
ASPECT RATIO – 1:1,85
PICTURES/SEC – 25
DIRECTORS & SCREEN WRITER
Nicola von Leffern, Jakob Carl Sauer
EDITOR
Matthias Writze
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Jakob Carl Sauer
SOUND
Nicola von Leffern, Joy Moughan, Emil Kohlmayr
SCORE
HVOB
DRAMATURGIC ADVISORS
Franz Rodenkirchen, Arash T. Riahi
PRODUCERS
Peter Drössler, Nicola von Leffern, Jakob Carl Sauer, Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber,
Andrea Fahed
Aya Al Mustafa
Jamal Aladdin
Nabila Aladdin Hamda
Selim Mawad
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