A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD

CrossingThe Screen

Nino and Yasmina navigate love, loss, and survival in Lebanon, facing an impossible choice between building a future or escaping tragedy.

The Cavendish Hotel

10th Eastbourne International Film Festival

Celebrate a decade of cinema at the 10th Eastbourne International Film Festival. Discover screenings, workshops, and seminars across Cavendish Hotel, Eastbourne & Hailsham Pavilion Cinema from 2–9 May.

SYNOPSIS:In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.A Sad and Beautiful World has received several notable awards:<ul><li>People’s Choice Award at the Venice International Film Festival</li><li>Best Film at the Asian World Film Festival</li><li>Best Screenplay at the Red Sea International Film Festival</li><li>Best Film (Aurora Prize) at the Tromsø International Film Festival</li></ul>👉 The most commonly highlighted one for catalogues is: Winner – People’s Choice Award, Venice (Giornate degli AutoriPRESS QUOTES“An appealing, soulful romance with a considerable emotional tug” - SCREENDAILY“An evocative and wistful romance (…) told with propulsive visual energy” - VARIETY GENERAL INFORMATIONProduced by ABBOUT PRODUCTIONS, DIVERSITY HIRE, REYNARD FILMS Countries LEBANON, USA, GERMANY, SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR | Language ARABIC | Duration 109 MINStarring MOUNIA AKL (COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON), HASAN AKIL (MEMORY BOX)By the director of DANCING ON THE EDGE OF A VOLCANO By the producers of COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON; JOYLAND

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