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Arab Short Film Programme 2: Awakenings
Would you dare… to make that small, final step toward adulthood?<br /> To dream beyond your reality? To defy social values and taboos? To cross the boundaries that have been drawn for you? Would you dare to be yourself?<br /> <br /> Rated:18 Under 18 not admitted unless accompanied by an individual over.
Lebanon, 1959. An upper-class couple and their friend set out for a picnic by the river. En route, they pick up a daily worker and the unexpected events that follow challenge the comfortable sweetness of their lives.
Lebanon, 1959. An upper-class couple and their friend set out for a picnic by the river. En route, they pick up a daily worker and the unexpected events that follow challenge the comfortable sweetness of their lives.

Credits

Director
Nadim Tabet
Screenwriter
Nadim Tabet
Producer
Nadim Tabet
Cinematographer
Nadim Deaibes
Music
Sharif Sehnaoui, Charbel Haber, tony Elieh
Cast
Raia Haidar, Fares Chalabi, Marwa Khalil, Ziad Saad

About the Director

Nadim Tabet
Nadim Tabet is a Lebanese director who directed several short films that screened internationally. In 2001, he co-founded the Lebanese Film Festival and has worked as a film programmer for several European festivals. His first feature film 'One of These Days' (2017) premiered at Rome Film Fest and was sold by Celluloid Dreams. He is currently preparing his second feature, as well as a series titl
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