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Costa Brava, Lebanon
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Wikipedia article
'Costa Brava, Lebanon' is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Mounia Akl from a screenplay by Akl and Clara Roquet. It stars Nadine Labaki, Saleh Bakri, Nadia Charbel, Ceana Restom, Geana Restom, Liliane Chacar Khoury, Yumna Marwan and Francois Nour.
It had its world premiere at the 2021 Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2021. It was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. This film also nominated for New Talent Award at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2021.
Plot
In a near future, Soraya and Walid build an idyllic life in the mountains, far from the disorder and pollution of Beirut, capital of Lebanon. There, they live with one of their parents and their two children until installation of a supposedly ecological landfill disrupts their harmony.
Cast
* Nadine Labaki as Soraya
* Saleh Bakri as Walid
* Nadia Charbel as Tala
* Ceana Restom as Rim
* Geana Restom as Rim
* Liliane Chacar Khoury
* Yumna Marwan
*Francois Nour
Production
In July 2021, it was announced Nadine Labaki and Saleh Bakri had joined the cast of the film, with Mounia Akl, directing from a screenplay she wrote alongside Clara Roquet.
Release
The film premiered at the 2021 Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2021. It was also screened at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2021. At TIFF, it won the NETPAC Prize.Bruce Haring, [https://deadline.com/2021/09/tiff-winners-anatolian-leopard-costa-brava-lebanon-1234839208/ "Anatolian Leopard And Costa Brava, Lebanon Are The Big TIFF Award Winners"]. 'Deadline Hollywood', September 18, 2021. Screened at the 18th Seville European Film Festival (SEFF) on 7 November 2021, the film won the festival's Grand Jury Prize ex aequo with 'Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle'. In June 2022, Kino Lorber acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, and set it for a July 15, 2022, release.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 7.60/10.
See also
* List of submissions to the 94th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
* List of Lebanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
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