Mireille drags her son Johnny to an audition with promises of the big screen. Little does he know that the audition is not for him.
Maria Shmouri, Akram Nayef, Samer El Sayyed, Seidi Haarla, Jarkko Lahti
France/Lebanon
2026
In Arabic, English, and Finnish with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Marie-Lynn Nasrallah
Producer
Jean-Baptiste Savary, Olivier Muller, Jessy Moussallem, Gary Farkas, Clément Lepoutre
Screenwriter
Jihad Hojeily, Jessy Moussallem
Cinematography
Robbie Ryan
Editor
Esther Lowe, Nicolas Desmaison
Production Design
Stephanie Hobeika
Original Music
Amine Bouhafa
Jessy Moussallem
Born and raised in Beirut, Jessy Moussallem developed her passion for storytelling at the Lebanese Academy of Arts, graduating top of her class with a short film that won first prize at the European Film Festival in Beirut. She is now developing her first feature, slated for a 2026 shoot.
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