Costa Brava Lebanon
Fall Grants 2018 - Production Stage
Mounia Akl / Feature Narrative / Lebanon, France, Sweden, Norway, Qatar / 2019 / 90 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama, Social Issues
Synopsis
Lebanon, 2028. The country is drowning in garbage, yet the Badri family leads an idyllic, isolated life in their house in the mountains, which they’ve turned into a sterile space. Despite the strict rules imposed by the father, Walid to make this exile possible, love abounds in the household. His wife, Soraya, and his daughters, Tala and Rim, seem happy. On the other hand, Walid’s mother, Zeina, misses the city life. Following years of paralysis, the government finds a solution to the crisis, but it’s not good news for the Badris. A landfill will be built outside their land, hosting all the trash that piled up for years. Hidden tensions among the family members arise and make them realise the rot was not only outside their home.
Credits
- Director
- Mounia Akl
- Screenwriter
- Mounia Akl, Clara Roquet
- Producer
- Georges Schoucair, Myriam Sassine
- Production Company
- Abbout Productions
About the Director
Mounia Akl is a Lebanese director and writer. She holds an MFA in Directing from Columbia University. Her short film, 'Submarine' (2016), was in the official selection of the 69th Cannes Film Festival (Cinéfondation), South by Southwest, TIFF and DIFF where it won the Muhr Jury Prize. In 2017, Mounia took part in the Lebanon Factory and co-directed the short film 'El Gran Libano' which opened the Directors’ Fortnight at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. Mounia recently completed the Cannes Film Festival’s Cinéfondation Residency in Paris with her first feature, 'Costa Brava Lebanon'.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Myriam Sassine
- Company:
- Abbout Productions
- Phone:
- +9611587829
- Email:
- contact@abboutproductions.com