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Year of Production

2023

Country of Production

Lebanon, Germany

Running Time

87 min

Language

In Arabic, English & French with English subtitles

Cast

Mounia Akl, Saleh Bakir & Nadia Charbel

Festivals/Awards

Special Jury Mention at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2023

Audience Award at the Mostra de Valencia, Spain, 2023

Best Film Award at the MedFilm Festival, Italy 2023

Best Director at the Arab Film Festival of Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2024

Best Documentary Film at the Arab Film Festival, USA 2024

Special Jury Mention at the Cinemed Film Festival, France, 2023

Makinavaja Prize for Best Documentary at the Mostra de Cinema Àrab i Mediterrani de Catalunya, Spain 2024

David Kleiler Cinephile Award at the 20th Newburyport Documentary Film Festival, USA, 2024

Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano

على حافة البركان

Cyril Aris

On August 4th 2020, an explosion hits the port of Beirut destroying a large part of Lebanon’s capital. Directly hit by the catastrophe, a Lebanese film crew decides to continue shooting their movie against all odds seeing it as an effort of resistance and survival in a nation struggling with economic turmoil and societal collapse.

Catch It Again One Week. 14 Lebanese Films.

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