Synopse
Therese, the wife of the mayor of a Lebanese village, can't wait to meet her daughter's future husband and his parents. She excitedly discusses the news with her brother, who died 20 years earlier in a Syrian bomb attack, but who for her is still as alive today as ever. Finally, the guests arrive - and Therese learns that the boyfriend and his family come from Syria. Now the engagement will only take place over Therese's dead body! A very dark comedy that plays with the traditional animosity between Syrians and Lebanese and leaves no prejudice unturned.
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SOPHIE BOUTROS (*1974) studied film at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts in Beirut and has made numerous music videos. She is currently working at the American University in Dubai. Solitaire is her debut feature.
Info
Original Title: Mahbas
International Title: Solitaire
Category: Feature
Section: Eurovisuell
Version & Subtitles: Arabic OV with German subtitles
Director: Sophie Boutros
Screenplay: Sophie Boutros, Nadia Eliewat
Cast/Protagonists: Julia Kassar, Ali El Khalil, Bassam Koussa, Nadine Khoury, Betty Taoutel, Jaber Jokhadar, Serena Chami, Said Serhan, Daniel Balabane, Nicole Kamato, Samir Youssef
Production country: Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt
Year of Production: 2016
Length: 92 min
Producer: Nadia Eliewat
Production company: Screen Project, Jam Productions
Cinematography: Rachel Aoun
Editor: Fadi G. Haddad
Music: Ziad Boutros
Production Design: Elsie Moukarzel
Distributor: Nadia Eliewat
