Synopsis
The film tells the daily life of a young girl exiled in Beirut during the occupation of South Lebanon by the Israeli army. Samar was born during the war. An unwilling nomad, she grew among fighters. She acquired from them a taste for challenge and a ruthless attitude, which constrasts with her fascination with the sugar-coated Egyptian movies she is fed by TV.
In a pink and secret house, Karim, an artist with a dual cultural belonging, dedicates himself to the painting of arabesques. He hopes to find in them a refuge from the collapse of his reason. He is indeed exhausted and has maybe even lost his taste for life. The meeting of Samar and Karim is made possible by the war. An incomprehensible link unites them.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
Full credits (6)
- Screenwriters : Jocelyne Saab, Gérard Brach
- Director of Photography : Claude La Rue
- Music Composer : François Dompierre
- Editor : Philippe Gosselet
- Sound Recordist : Pierre Lorrain
- Production managers : Anne-Marie Otte, Jean Lara
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Lebanon, Canada
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1985
- French release :
- Runtime : 1 h 40 min
- Current status :
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
