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Nine-year-old Elias, an active churchgoer preparing for his first communion, tests his faith following the unexpected death of his mother. Naive and desperate to have her by his side, he attempts to bring his mother back from Jesus’ Heaven. The film, heartfelt and emotional, focuses on the intense and troubled feelings caused by the loss of loved ones—it is a story about grief.
Nine-year-old Elias, an active churchgoer preparing for his first communion, tests his faith following the unexpected death of his mother. Naive and desperate to have her by his side, he attempts to bring his mother back from Jesus’ Heaven. The film, heartfelt and emotional, focuses on the intense and troubled feelings caused by the loss of loved ones—it is a story about grief.

Credits

Director
Wassim Geagea
Screenwriter
Wassim Geagea
Producer
Wassim Geagea, Gabriel Chamoun
Production Company
The Talkies
Cast
georges khoder
caroline hatem
simon alhaber

About the Director

Wassim Geagea
Wassim Geagea is an award-winning Lebanese filmmaker, who studied Cinema at the Lebanese University, Faculty of Fine Arts, before pursuing a master’s degree in filmmaking at St-Joseph University in Beirut. Wassim’s realistic stories and unique style made waves in many international film festivals with his two short films 'My Grandfather’s Photo' (2011) and 'Omé' (2019). Geagea is currently filming
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