A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD
- 110 min
- Lebanon, United States, Germany
- New Directors
- 15 years
- 3 Screenings
Nino and Yasmina are born just one minute apart as bombs fall over Beirut. They find and lose each other as children, only to reunite as adults and fall in love for real – seemingly destined by fate. Over three decades, we follow their lives in Lebanon, a microcosm of the country’s turbulent history. The central question is whether love can endure unrest and conflict, whether it is possible to build a family amid uncertainty, and whether hope can survive an unsafe everyday life.
Read moreThis impressive fiction debut by director Cyril Aris, who comes from a documentary background, combines a socially engaged and ethical perspective with a sensually captivating aesthetic. He masterfully balances warmth and humor with melancholy and pain. The result is an epic love story that is also a realistic and continually relevant social commentary.
A Sad and Beautiful World had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award, and was Lebanon’s official submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
Screenings
| Monday 02. march 14.00 | 14.00 | Prinsen 5 |
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| Wednesday 04. march 21.00 | 21.00 | Prinsen 6 |
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| Saturday 07. march 10.00 | 10.00 | Prinsen 5 |
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Information
| Original title | Nujum al'amal w al'alam | |
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| Director | Cyril ARIS | |
| Year | 2025 | |
| Length | 110 min | |
| Country | Lebanon, United States, Germany | |
| Language | Arabic | |
| Subtitles | english | |
| Cast | Mounia AKL, Hasan AKIL, Julia KASSAR |
