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A Sad and Beautiful World: A Rom-Com Struggles to Survive in Lebanon

A Sad and Beautiful World: A Rom-Com Struggles to Survive in Lebanon

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 22, 2026A Sad and Beautiful World, Lebanon, Cyril Aris, Bane Fakih, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Julia Kassar, Nadyn Chalhoub, Tino Karam, Camille Salameh, Arabic, Drama, RomcomComment

Costa Brava, Lebanon: Garbage Comes to Eden

Costa Brava, Lebanon: Garbage Comes to Eden

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 10, 2022Costa Brava, Lebanon, Drama, TIFF 2021, Mounia Akl, Nadine Labak, Saleh Bakri, Liliane Chacar KhouryComment

The Insult: Lebanon’s Complex History Fires Film’s Ambitions… With Mixed Results

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJanuary 25, 2018TIFF 2017, Lebanon, Oscars 2018, Foreign language films, Foreign-language Oscar