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When drug-stuffed pomegranates flood the Lebanese market, four desperate housewives jump at the chance to make some quick cash, only to land in the dangerous underworld of the TV actress they idolise.

Millions of drug-stuffed pomegranates were supposed to be smuggled to a foreign country, but were instead accidentally distributed across all the markets in Lebanon. Enter Amal, Najwa, Wared and Laura. Four broke, middle-aged neighbours who were just trying to survive the economic collapse, not run a cartel. At first, they think the dirtiest their hands will get is by hacking their building’s electricity grid for free power. This is until one day, they find out that their dinner snack contains a potential way out of their misery, narcotics. Selling to rehab teens? Easy. Crushed amphetamines repackaged as “cocaine”? Genius. But their get-rich-quick scheme lands them in the clutches of their ultimate idol, soap opera queen Dalida, their goddess of overly dramatic monologues. With her career fading and her fiancé’s drug empire crumbling, she is ready to set the entire country on fire to stay on top. Our desperate housewives now have to smuggle drugs in wigs, deal with bad trips and fend off existential crises, all while working for Dalida and her fiancé. As the country spirals, their new criminal side hustle brings chaos to their homes. Between a diva’s tantrum, a snoopy cop and an indie quest led by their teenagers that puts everyone at risk, things get out of hand. The only way out? Clean up their mess. Too bad their hands are already dirty.

Credits

Director
Georges Hazim, Maya Dagher
Screenwriter
Georges Hazim, Maya Dagher

About the Director

Georges Hazim
Born in Beirut, director Georges Hazim is a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Architecture at the Lebanese University, where he obtained his Master’s degree in Directing. His award-winning short films include ‘Above the Nest’ (2015), which won several awards, including Best Director at the Euro Film Festival in Spain, ‘Servants’ (2016) and ‘Bad Trip’ (2017), which won Best National Film at
Maya Dagher
Maya Dagher is a Lebanese actress, assistant director and audiovisual educator. She began her career at a young age in TV series and later studied at the Lebanese University to pursue her passion for cinema and television. Maya is best known for her role in ‘Good Morning’ (2018) and has appeared in numerous series, short films and commercials. Her journey as a writer began with the 2021 Lebanon Se
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