the river

a film by Ghassan Salhab • 1h41

With

Ali Suliman – Yumna Marwan

Synopsis

It’s autumn. A man and a woman are about to leave a restaurant situated in the heart of the Lebanese mountains. They are surprised by fighter planes screaming past at low altitude. In the distance, war seems to be breaking out once more. Losing sight of the woman, the man starts looking for her. He finds her on the other side of the mountain. Together they sink deeper into nature, which becomes increasingly spectral, just like the slender thread that ties them to each other.

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Credits

Screenplay: Ghassan Salhab
Cinematography: Bassem Fayad
Editing: Michèle Tyan
Sound: Karine Bacha – Rana Eid
Mixing: Florent Lavallée
Music: Sharif Sehnaoui
Produced by: Tania El Khoury - Khamsin Films (Lebanon)
Co-produced by: Les Films de l’Altaï (France) - The postoffice (Lebanon) - Unafilm (Germany)
With the support of: Doha Film Institute – The Arab Fund For Arts & Culture (AFAC)- Visions Sud Est – World Cinema Fund
French distribution: LES FILMS DU LOSANGE
International sales: LES FILMS DU LOSANGE