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Skies of Lebanon

2021 · 90 min

A whimsical, tender romance that slowly darkens as war encroaches on a bright, sunlit world.

Directed by
Chloé Mazlo
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Alba Rohrwacher, Wajdi Mouawad, Isabelle Zighondi
Overview
In the fifties, young Alice leaves her natal Swiss mountains for the sunny and vibrant shores of Beirut. She falls madly in love with Joseph, a quirky astrophysicist intent on sending the first Lebanese national into space. Alice quickly fits in among his relatives, but after years of bliss, the civil war threatens their Garden of Eden.

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Directed by
Chloé Mazlo
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Alba Rohrwacher, Wajdi Mouawad, Isabelle Zighondi
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • family
    • war
    • isolation
    • memory
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour4
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Directed by
    Chloé Mazlo
    Written by
    Yacine Badday, Chloé Mazlo
    Starring
    Alba Rohrwacher, Wajdi Mouawad, Isabelle Zighondi, Mariah Tannoury, Jade Breidi, Odette Makhlouf, Hany Tamba, Ziad Jallad
    Music
    Bachar Khalifé
    Cinematography
    Hélène Louvart
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    Italian, French, Arabic

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