Natlab | Film, Theater, Café, Restaurant

A Sad and Beautiful World

Cyril Aris
Mon 22 Jun - Wed 24 Jun
  • Content rating: Watch out with children under 12
  • Content rating: Violence
  • Content rating: Fear
  • Content rating: Coarse Language

Amid the tragedies in Lebanon, the lovers Yasmina and Nino must decide whether their future lies in their homeland or somewhere else.

The charismatic actors Mounia Akl and Hasan Akil make their characters in A Sad and Beautiful World irresistible people; opposites who bring out the best in each other.

★★★★ | De Volkskrant

Against the backdrop of a turbulent Lebanon, Nino and Yasmina have shared a profound but increasingly strained love for three decades. As the country swings between hope and devastation, Nino clings to the past while Yasmina searches for a path toward a new future.

War, distance, and personal turning points put their relationship and plans for the future to the test, including the question of whether they want to have a child. Torn between love and survival, they must decide: stay or leave everything behind. In the midst of uncertainty, humor, resilience, and love prove to be their only anchors.

A Sad and Beautiful World
Direction
Cyril Aris
Cast
Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Julia Kassar, Camille Salameh, Tino Karam, Nadyn Chalhoub
Duration
110 min
RELEASE
Thu 4 Jun
Year
2025
Country
Lebanon, USA, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Language
Arabic
Subtitles
Dutch
  • Content rating: Watch out with children under 12
  • Content rating: Violence
  • Content rating: Fear
  • Content rating: Coarse Language

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