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
World Premiere – CANNES’ CRITICS’ WEEK – Cannes, France – 2016
KARLOVY VARY FILM FESTIVAL – Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic – 2016
FESTIVAL DU FILM FRANCOPHONE D’ANGOULÊME – Angoulême, France –2016
FESTIVAL DU FILM FRANCOPHONE DE NAMUR – Namur, Belgium – 2016 – Prix Découverte
BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL – London, United Kingdom – 2016
CINEMED – Montpellier, France – Oct. 2016
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE MORELIA – Morelia, Mexico – 2016
MOSTRA INTERNATIONAL DE SAO PAULO – Sao Paulo, Brazil – 2016
THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Thessaloniki, Greece – 2016
ZINEBI – BILBAO FILM FESTIVAL – Bilbao, Spain – 2016
GOA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Goa, India – 2016
DUBAI FILM FESTIVAL – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 2016 – Best Actress Award
FESTIVAL DE CINÉMA EUROPÉEN DES ARCS – Les Arcs, France – 2016
IFFR – INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM – Rotterdam, The Netherlands – 2017
GÖTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL – Göteborg, Sweden – 2017