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The Sea Ahead + Waves 98

Face à la mer
Directed byEly Dagher

The Sea Ahead + Waves 98

Face à la mer
Directed byEly Dagher, starringManal Issa, Yara Abou Haidar, Rabih El Zaher
  • ORIGINAL LANGUAGE AR
  • SUBTITLES FR/EN
  • COUNTRY Belgique, France, Liban
  • Duration 115
  • Prices 9.00 €, 7.00 €, 6.50 €, 6.00 €
  • Moderator ticket Article 27, Arsène 50
  • Abonnement Carte 5 places, UGC Unlimited

Synopsis

The Sea Ahead: After being gone for a long time, a young woman suddenly returns to Beirut only to find herself re-connecting with the familiar yet strange life she had once left behind. Waves 98: Omar is disillusioned by his life in the suburbs of Beirut. His wanderings take him to the depths of the city.

Synopsis

The Sea Ahead: After being gone for a long time, a young woman suddenly returns to Beirut only to find herself re-connecting with the familiar yet strange life she had once left behind. Waves 98: Omar is disillusioned by his life in the suburbs of Beirut. His wanderings take him to the depths of the city.

The Sea Ahead lyrically explores the numbing effects of feeling utterly disconnected to your port of origin
Slant Magazine
Ely Dagher shoots his home city beautifully – it may look dour and downbeat, but there is an underlying beauty to the city which at times appears haunted by its vibrant past
MIME
Taking us on a cinematic journey that echoes work by Michelangelo Antonioni and his view of depression.
Cineuropa