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Temporarily reunited in the same space, a middle-aged couple faces the dysfunctional status of their relationship and their inability to break the cycle they’ve become trapped in.
Aida, a 47-year-old woman living in Beirut, learns that Walid, her husband who lives and works abroad, is secretly returning to his empty family house in the mountains. Taken aback, she decides to surprise him there. Temporarily reunited in that space, they both hide things from each other and face the dysfunctional status of their relationship. A narrator punctuates the depiction of these four days as if describing an archive found in the character’s belongings.

Credits

Director
Sarah Francis
Screenwriter
Sarah Francis
Producer
Sarah Francis, Lara Abou Saifan, Marine Vaillant

About the Director

Sarah Francis
Sarah Francis grew up and studied in Beirut. She worked as a film director, editor and content researcher for various production companies and regional museums. In 2013 she produced and directed her first feature film, 'Birds of September', which premiered in the CPH:DOX main competition and then screened in numerous festivals and museums (Art of the Real Lincoln Center (NY), Stedelijk Museum (NL)
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