2024 • Movie • Documentary • Directed by Myriam El Hajj
Diaries from Lebanon
Synopsis
In the form of diaries, the filmmaker narrates four tumultuous years of a nation in turmoil, battling to break free from its own chains. As the country is shaken by disruptions, personal quests for meaning and survival unfold.
Details
GenreDocumentary
Release Date2024-02-19
Runtime115 min
Main Audio LanguageArabic
CountriesLB, FR, QA, SA
Production CompanyAbbout Productions, GoGoGo Films
IMDb
7.0(46 votes)
Keywords
Social Issues, Thought-Provoking
Ratings
US-TV: TV-14
Advisory
Violence, Flashing Lights, Language
Festivals
- Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama Section) (World Premiere)
- Visions du Réel International Film Festival, Switzerland
- Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Canada
- Doxa Documentary Film Festival, Canada
- Champs Élysées Film Festival, France (The Grand Jury Prize for French Features)
- Geneva International Oriental Film Festival – FIFOG, Switzerland (Special Mention for Quality of Subject Treatment)
- Arts of Lebanon Festival, UK
- Shanghai International Film Festival, China
- Tofifest - Toruń International Film Festival, Poland
- Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- International Festival Signs of The Night in Bangkok, Thailand (The Signs Award)
- Les États Généraux du Documentaire, France
- Fünf Seen Film Festival, Germany
- Cinema Politica Concordia, Canada
- Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, US
- São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil
- Lebanese Film Festival of France, France
- Festival du Film Arabe de Fameck, France
- Women Make Waves International Film Festival, Taiwan
- Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco (Arab World Premiere)
- Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco
- Jerusalem Arab Film Festival
- Malmö Arab Film Festival, Sweden
- Cinéma sous les étoiles, Canada
- Human Screen Festival, Tunisia
- Baghdad Film Festival, Iraq
- Unseen Nairobi, Kenya
Awards
- Silk Road International Film Festival, Ireland (Best Documentary Award)
- Amiens International Film Festival, France (Big-Screen Documentary Award)
Cast
Joumana Haddadas Self
Georges Moufarejas Self
Perla-Joe Maaloulias Self
Crew
Myriam El Hajjdirector, writer
Myriam Sassineproducer
Carine Ruszniewskiproducer
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