Synopsis
I am not beggar. Lost in the middle of the Beqaa Valley after fleeing the Syrian war, young Abed and his sick grandfather find their way to the city of Beirut, only to face a merciless destiny.
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Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Rouge International
- Foreign production companies : DB Studios , Ezekiel Film Production
Full credits (19)
- Executive Producer : Nadia Turincev
- Screenwriters : Ghady Rahbani, Karim Rahbani
- Director of photography : Rachelle Noja
- Music Composer : Omar Rahbany
- Assistant directors : Nadim Hobeika, Basma Farhat
- Editor : Sébastien Leclercq
- Sound recordists : Odicho Kiwarkiss, Karine Bacha
- Costume designer : Marianne Taouk
- Line Producers : Elie Deek, Nadia Turincev, Julie Gayet, Antoun Sehnaoui
- Camera Operator : Said Al Sayed
- Production manager : Leia Hasrouty
- Sound editor : Lama Sawaya
- Continuity supervisor : Clara Kossaifi
- Production Designer : Assaad Khoueiry
- Casting : Reesa Daoud
- Visual effects : Kristine Baz
- Make-up Artist : Joelle Kamar
- Sound mixer : Lama Sawaya
- Still Photographer : Elie Salameh
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Childhood, War
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : Lebanon, United States, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Lebanon, United States, France)
- Production year : 2017
- Runtime : 20 min
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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