Horizon of Arab Cinema · 43rd Edition
The River
Director
Ghassan Salahb
Country
Lebanon, France, Germany
Runtime
1 h 40 min
Language
Arabic
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
It’s autumn. A man and a woman are about to leave a restaurant situated in the heart of the Lebanese mountains. They are surprised by fighter planes screaming past at low altitude. In the distance, war seems to be breaking out once more. Losing sight of the woman, the man starts looking for her. He finds her on the other side of the mountain. Together they sink deeper into nature, which becomes increasingly spectral, just like the slender thread that ties them to each other.
Cast
Yumna Marwan (Leading Actress)
Screenplay
Ghassan Salahb, Bassem Fayad
Producers
Tania El Khoury
About the Director
Born in Dakar, Senegal. In addition to making his own films, he collaborates on various scenarios and teaches film in Lebanon. He has directed eight feature films. He has also published different texts and articles in various magazines and two books.
Screenings