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The Last Days Of Socrates

1998 · 150 min

A stately, talky stage epic that asks you to sit with big questions while history presses in around the characters.

Directed by
Marwan Rahbani
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
William Haswani, huda haddad, Carole Samaha
Overview
The play tells the story of Socrates, the father of philosophers and one of the founders of philosophy in history. It also tells the history of Athens, the city of thought, and the story of its resistance to the occupation of the city of Sparta.

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Directed by
Marwan Rahbani
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
William Haswani, huda haddad, Carole Samaha
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • freedom
  • power
  • war
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
history, drama
Directed by
Marwan Rahbani
Written by
Mansour Rahbani
Starring
William Haswani, huda haddad, Carole Samaha, Rafik Ali Ahmad
Runtime
150 min
Country
Lebanon
Languages
Arabic

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