In a small town on Mount Lebanon, a young boy tests God after his mother’s sudden death.
Karim Hani, Mounir Malaeb, Adham Boukaroum
Lebanon
2025
In Arabic with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Darine Hotait, Hanna Atallah
Screenwriter
Samah El Kadi, Nadim Chammas
Cinematography
Lluis Ferrer, Marcel Pascual
Editor
Gerard Daccache, Nicolas Khoury
Samah El Kadi
Samah El Kadi is a Lebanese director and screenwriter. He has recently received an international Emmy nomination for his short film Stardust among Shahid’s 6:07 series. After graduating from NYFA in Los Angeles, Samah went on to direct several short films and commercials with brands such as Samsung, Tesla, and Vodafone. His recent projects in development have won the ART distribution award at Red Sea Lodge, and the Sunbird Stories award. His upcoming releases include the short films Ghostland and Baadarane. Samah is currently developing his debut feature film The Olive Press.
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