Falafel (film)

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Falafel

Directed by	Michel Kammoun
Produced by	Roy films (Lebanon) Ciné-Sud Promotion
Written by	Michel Kammoun
Starring	Elie Mitri Gabrielle Bou Rached Issam Bou Khaled Michel El Hourany Hiam Abou Chedid Fadi Abi Samra Rafic Ali Ahmad Roger Assaf
Music by	Toufic Farroukh
Cinematography	Muriel Aboulrouss
Release date(s)	2006
Running time	83 min.
Country	Lebanon
Language	Arabic
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Falafel (Arabic: فلافل) is a 2006 Lebanese film written and directed by Michel Kammoun. It world premiered on September 16, 2006 at the Ayam Beirut Festival^[1].
Falafel is Kammoun's first feature film.

1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 Awards
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Synopsis

A summer evening in Beirut. The life of Toufic, a young Lebanese man, and his nightly strolls. Between his family, friends and love affairs, he tries to seize every day of his life, through pleasures and entertainment. For him, every second is the most important. Soon he discovers that having a normal life, in this country, is a luxury. 15 years after the war had ended, a volcano is lying dormant on every street corner, like a time-ticking bomb that is ready explode… This night will be pivotal in the life of the young man.

[edit] Cast

Elie Mitri (Toufic)
Gabrielle Bou Rached (Yasmin)
Issam Bou Khaled (Abboudi)
Michel El Hourany (Nino)
Hiam Abou Chedid
Rafic Ali Ahmad
Roger Assaf
Fadi Abi Samra

[edit] Awards

Golden Bayard for Best Film, Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgique 2006^[2]
Golden Bayard for Best Music, Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgique 2006^[3]
Silver Muhr for Best Film, Dubai International Film Festival, UAE 2007^[4]
Palmera de Bronce, Mostra de Valencia "Cinema del Mediterrani", Spain 2007^[5]