A Sad and Beautiful World
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Mon 22 Jun
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Tue 23 Jun
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Wed 24 Jun
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.
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.
- 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
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