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A Sad and Beautiful World

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Across three decades of passion, loss, and hope, Nino and Yasmina are bound by a magnetic relationship. Torn between love and survival, they must decide whether to build a family and seek happiness in Lebanon or leave their home amid the country’s unfolding tragedies.

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Carlos Aguilar Variety Dec 23
Contrived by design, the premise eventually earns enough goodwill for one to play along. Go to Full Review Laura Pérez Fotogramas May 26
3/5
The characters grapple with the decision to emigrate or stay, experiencing the collateral damage of broken families and the loss of friends. The film's weakness lies precisely in its departure from this political context...[Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Belen Prieto Espinof May 26
4/5
What's most fascinating is how the film begins almost as a lighthearted and playful romantic comedy...only to gradually transform into something far more melancholic, political, and emotionally devastating. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) May 22
... A Sad and Beautiful World, with its exuberant sense of humor (and love), presents a secular, cultured, and humanist Beirut... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Paula Hernandez Platero Cinemanía (Spain) May 20
3.5/5
A heartbreaking beauty with touches of magical realism to appreciate life. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Frank J. Avella The Contending Dec 23
B
The film soars because of the wonderful performances of its two leads, specifically Akl, who imbues Yasmina with great nuance. The direction is assured and the script, by Aris and Bane Fakih, is smart, funny and properly bittersweet. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cyril Aris

Director

Hasan Akil

Actor

Mounia Akl

Actor

Julia Kassar

Actor

Camille Salameh

Actor

Tino Karam

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Synopsis Across three decades of passion, loss, and hope, Nino and Yasmina are bound by a magnetic relationship. Torn between love and survival, they must decide whether to build a family and seek happiness in Lebanon or leave their home amid the country’s unfolding tragedies.
Director
Cyril Aris
Producer
Jennifer Goyne Blake, Georg Neubert, Georges Schoucair, April Shih, Jasper Wiedhöft
Screenwriter
Cyril Aris, Bane Fakih
Production Co
Abbout Productions, Reynard Films, Diversity Hire
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 50m