A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD

SYNOPSIS:

In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.

A Sad and Beautiful World has received several notable awards:

• People’s Choice Award at the Venice International Film Festival
• Best Film at the Asian World Film Festival
• Best Screenplay at the Red Sea International Film Festival
• Best Film (Aurora Prize) at the Tromsø International Film Festival

👉 The most commonly highlighted one for catalogues is:
Winner – People’s Choice Award, Venice (Giornate degli Autori

PRESS QUOTES

“An appealing, soulful romance with a considerable emotional tug” - SCREENDAILY

“An evocative and wistful romance (…) told with propulsive visual energy” - VARIETY

GENERAL INFORMATION

Produced by ABBOUT PRODUCTIONS, DIVERSITY HIRE, REYNARD FILMS
Countries LEBANON, USA, GERMANY, SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR | Language ARABIC | Duration 109 MIN

Starring MOUNIA AKL (COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON), HASAN AKIL (MEMORY BOX)

By the director of DANCING ON THE EDGE OF A VOLCANO
By the producers of COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON; JOYLAND

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