Under the Bombs

Under the Bombs

Infobox_Film


image_size =200px
caption =Poster used in the "Venice days"
name =Under the bombs - تحت القصف
imdb_id =1094275
writer =Philippe Aractingi
Michel Leviant
starring =Nada Abou Farhat
Georges Khabbaz
director = Philippe Aractingi
released =flagicon|Italy September 1 2007 (Venice film festival)
flagicon|Lebanon December 13 2007
flagicon|UK March 21 2008
flagicon|Italy April 2008
flagicon|France May 2008
runtime =98 min.
country =flag|Lebanon
music = René Aubry
Lazare Boghossian
website = http://www.underthebombs.com/
budget = $2,400,000
cinematography = Nidal Abdel Khalek
language =Arabic
producer = Philippe Aractingi
Hervé Chabalier
François Cohen-Séat
Henri Magalon
Paul Raphaël
distributor = Lions Gate Films {US}|

"Under the bombs" (French : Sous les bombes)(Arabic:"تحت القصف" taht alqasf) is a 2007 Lebanese film by the Lebanese director Philippe Aractingi.The film was presented on September 1, 2007 as part of the "Giornate degli Autori - Venice days", a parallel section of the Venice film festival [ [http://www.venice-days.com/filmsearcheng.asp?idfilm=20 Venice Days ] ] where it got two awards: the EIUC Human Rights Award and the ARCA Prize for Youths [ [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/awards_festivals/news/e3i20d11e3dc4084e4b427a296d37f8b1f6 Lee takes home second Lion for 'Lust' ] ] .

ynopsis

Zeina, who lives in Dubai, sends her son to pass his summer in Lebanon. Few weeks later the war starts, she return to Lebanon through Turkey because of the blockade. She meets Tony, a taxi driver, who accepts to drive her to the south.

Cast and Characters

*Nada Abu Farhat as "Zeina".
*Georges Khabbaz as "Tony".
*Bshara Atallah as "Journalist".
*Rawia Elchab as "Hotel Receptionist".

Awards

On Saturday December 15th 2007, the movie won the top prize at the fourth Dubai international film festival. It's star, Nada Abu Farhat, took the festival's best actress award [ [http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/071215/entertainment/uae_dubai_film_festival Lebanese film wins top prize at Dubai festival - Yahoo! Canada News ] ] .

Trivia

* The whole cast was made only of four actors, the other people were not acting.

References

External links

*
* [http://www.underthebombs.com Official Webpage]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHKg-XxdHRg Trailer of the movie]


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