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In a small fishing town, Nino sells soap at his Sultan of Soap shop. When he received a highly confidential phone call informing him that the President of the Republic wants to visit to buy a lot of soap as part of his campaign to clean up the nation, he is not quite sure what to do… and lets the secret slip. With the cat out of the bag, the whole town gets involved in preparing for His Excellency’s visit in this sly and clever satire.

Credits

Director
Cyril Aris
Screenwriter
Cyril Aris
Cinematographer
Joe Saade
Editor
Cyril Aris, Mounia Akl
Music
Paul Tyan
Cast
Fouad Yammine, Nicolas Daniel, Najib Nassif, Walid Mounla, William Farhat, Mohammad Mounla, Mounia Akl, Siham Haddad

About the Director

Cyril Aris
Lebanese writer-director Cyril Aris’s feature documentary 'The Swing' (2018) premiered in Karlovy Vary. His second feature documentary 'Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano' (2023), recipient of a grant from the Sundance Institute, premiered in the main competition of Karlovy Vary, won a special jury mention, and played in BFI, CPH DOX, DOC NYC and over 80 festivals. His short film 'The President’s Vi