Special Screenings · 47th Edition
Home Bitter Home
مر مر مكاني
Director
Conceived and Produced: Georges Hachem Ghina Abboud Salim Mrad Marie-Rose Osta Aline Ouais Jihad Saadé Naim El Hajj
Country
Lebanon
Runtime
2 h 30 min
Language
Arabic
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
These are the crossed intimate portraits of five little-known artists in their late thirties, whose personal crises are inextricably linked to the multiple crises of today’s Beirut—the hometown where they live and struggle to meet their own needs.
Cast
Dhana Mkhayel, Dana Dia, Adham Al Dimashki, Hadi Deaibes, Sara Fakhry
Screenplay
Ghina Abboud, Naim El Hajj, Salim Mrad, Aline Ouais, Jihad Saadé, Marc Salameh, Marie-Rose Osta
Producers
Georges Hachem (STRAY BEE)
About the Director
A Lebanese filmmaker. He conceived, developed, and produced Home Bitter Home, bringing together Lebanese filmmakers and actors of the same generation. Each of the five cinematic portraits carries a distinct tone, exploring personal life paths, inner struggles, and identity in contemporary Beirut.
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