Lebanon, 1982. To keep a promise made to an old friend, Georges, an idealistic theater director, travels to Beirut for a project as utopian as it is risky: to stage the play Antigone on the front line, in order to steal a moment of peace from the raging civil war. The characters will be played by actors from different political and religious camps. Lost in a city and a conflict he knows nothing about, Georges is guided by Marwan. As fighting resumes, everything is soon called into question, and Georges, who falls in love with Imane, has to face up to the reality of war.
Keywords
- Best Novels Adaptation
- Made with Luxembourg
- politics
Actors
- Laurent Lafitte
- Simon Abkarian
- Manal Issa
- Tarek Yaacoub
- Bernard Bloch
Director
- David Oelhoffen
Drama
1h 56min
FRENCH
To honour a promise made to his mentor, a French actor arrives in Beirut in the midst of civil war to stage ‘Antigone’.
To honour a promise made to his mentor, a French actor arrives in Beirut in the midst of civil war to stage ‘Antigone’.
Lebanon, 1982. To keep a promise made to an old friend, Georges, an idealistic theater director, travels to Beirut for a project as utopian as it is risky: to stage the play Antigone on the front line, in order to steal a moment of peace from the raging civil war. The characters will be played by actors from different political and religious camps. Lost in a city and a conflict he knows nothing about, Georges is guided by Marwan. As fighting resumes, everything is soon called into question, and Georges, who falls in love with Imane, has to face up to the reality of war.
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
David Oelhoffen
Cast
Laurent Lafitte
Cast
Simon Abkarian
Cast
Manal Issa
Cast
Tarek Yaacoub
Cast
Bernard Bloch