Rabih, a young blind man, lives in a small village in Lebanon. He sings in a choir and edits Braille documents for an income. His life unravels when he tries to apply for a passport and discovers that his identification card, which he has carried his entire life, is a forgery. Traveling across rural Lebanon in search of a record of his own birth, he meets people on the far fringes of society who tell their own stories, open further questions and give Rabih minor clues about his true identity. Descending into a void at the heart of his existence, Rabih encounters a nation incapable of telling his or its own narrative.
Cast:
Barakat Jabbour
Julia Kassar (A Perfect Day)
Toufic Barakat
2016 – 1h45 – Lebanon, France, Qatar, United Arab Emirates – Arabic
ANA CONTEMPORARY ARAB CINEMA, USA 2017
SOFIA FILM FESTIVAL, Bulgaria 2016
GÖTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL, Sweden 2017
New Voices
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM, Netherlands 2017
Limelight Section
FESTIVAL DE CINEMA EUROPEEN DES ARCS, France 2016
Playtime
DUBAI FILM FESTIVAL, United Arab Emirates 2016
Muhr Features
Best Actress Prize for Julia Kassar
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL INDIA GOA, India 2016
Best Debut Feature
BRATISLAVA FILM FESTIVAL, Slovakia 2016
Cinema Now Fiction Competition
Best Film
THESSALONIKI FILM FESTIVAL, Greece 2016
Open Horizons
MOSTRA DE SAO PAULO, Brazil 2016
New Directors Competition
VALLADOLID INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Spain 2016
Meeting Point
BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL, UK 2016
Journey Section
FESTIVAL DU FILM FRANCOPHONE DE NAMUR, Belgium 2016
Competition First Fiction Film
Prix Découverte
FESTIVAL DU FILM FRANÇAIS D’HELVETIE, Switzerland 2016
Section Découverte
LEBANESE FILM FESTIVAL, Australia 2016
FESTIVAL DU FILM DE LA ROCHELLE, France 2016
Ici et Ailleurs
KARLOVY VARY FILM FESTIVAL, Czech Republic 2016
Another View
PULA FILM FESTIVAL , Croatia 2016
International Programm Competition
Jury Special Mention
MUNICH FILM FESTIVAL, Germany 2016
International Independents
WORLD PREMIERE
CRITIC’S WEEK, France 2016
Official Competition
Grand Rail Audience Award