Under the Bombs

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Under the bombs - تحت القصف
Poster used in the Venice days
Directed by	Philippe Aractingi
Produced by	Philippe Aractingi Hervé Chabalier François Cohen-Séat Henri Magalon Paul Raphaël
Written by	Philippe Aractingi Michel Leviant
Starring	Nada Abou Farhat Georges Khabbaz
Music by	René Aubry Lazare Boghossian
Cinematography	Nidal Abdel Khalek
Distributed by	Lions Gate Films {US}
Release date(s)	September 1, 2007 (Venice film festival) December 13, 2007 March 21, 2008 April 2008 May 2008
Running time	98 min.
Country	Lebanon
Language	Arabic
Budget	$2,400,000
Official website
IMDb profile

Under the bombs (French : Sous les bombes)(Arabic:تحت القصف taht alqasf) is a 2007 Lebanese film by the Lebanese director Philippe Aractingi. The film was presented on September 1, 2007 as part of the Giornate degli Autori - Venice days, a parallel section of the Venice film festival^[1] where it got two awards: the EIUC Human Rights Award and the ARCA Prize for Youths^[2].

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast and Characters 3 Awards 4 Trivia 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Zeina, who lives in Dubai, sends her son to pass his summer in Lebanon. Few weeks later the war starts, she return to Lebanon through Turkey because of the blockade. She meets Tony, a taxi driver, who accepts to drive her to the south.

[edit] Cast and Characters

• Nada Abu Farhat as Zeina.
• Georges Khabbaz as Tony.
• Bshara Atallah as Journalist.
• Rawia Elchab as Hotel Receptionist.

[edit] Awards

On Saturday December 15th 2007, the movie won the top prize at the fourth Dubai international film festival. It's star, Nada Abu Farhat, took the festival's best actress award^[3].

[edit] Trivia

• The whole cast was made only of four actors, the other people were not acting.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Under the bombs at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Webpage
• Trailer of the movie

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