In today's Beirut, an insult blown out of proportions finds Toni, a Lebanese Christian, and Yasser, a Palestinian refugee, in court. From secret wounds to traumatic revelations, the media circus surrounding the case puts Lebanon through a social explosion, forcing Toni and Yasser to reconsider their lives and prejudices.

A film by Ziad Doueiri

Lebanon, 2017, Fiction, 1h50 minutes

starring Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Camille Salameh, Diamand Abou Abboud, Rita Hayek, Talal El Jurdi, Christine Choueiri, Julia Kassar, Rifaat Torbey, Carlos Chahine

4th feature by Ziad Doueiri

language: Arabic
cast Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Camille Salameh, Diamand Abou Abboud, Rita Hayek, Talal El Jurdi, Christine Choueiri, Julia Kassar, Rifaat Torbey, Carlos Chahine


Director's Statement
The Insult was inspired by an incident that happened to me a few years ago. When I look back, I realize that this simple incident could have turned into a national crisis. Lebanon is a very complex country, contradictory and passionate. With Joëlle Touma, we wrote a story that evokes our past as much as our present. This film is about justice. That is what Toni and Yasser-the protagonists-are looking for. And the quest for justice is also a quest for dignity.

Director
Ziad Doueiri

Screenplay
Ziad Doueiri, Joëlle Touma

Cinematographer
Tommaso Fiorilli

Editor
Dominique Marcombe

Production designer
Hussein Baydoun

Costume designer
Lara May Khamis

Music
Eric Neveux

sound
Guilhem Donzel, Olivier Walczak, Sebastien Wera, Bruno Mercere


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في أحد أحياء بيروت، تحصل مشادة بين طوني، و هو مسيحي لبناني، و ياسر، و هو لاجىء فلسطيني، و تأخذ الشتيمة أبعاداً أكبر من حجمها، مما يقود الرجلين إلى مواجهة في المحكمة. و فيما تنكأ وقائع المحاكمة جراح الرجلين و تكشف الصدمات التي تعرضا لها، يؤدي التضخيم الإعلامي للقضية إلى وضع لبنان على شفير انفجار اجتماعي، مما يدفع بطوني و ياسر إلى إعادة النظر في أفكارهما المسبقة و مسيرة حياتهم

زياد دويري - لبنان

Carlos Chahine, Rifaat Torbey, Julia Kassar, Christine Choueiri, Talal El Jurdi, Rita Hayek, Diamand Abou Abboud, Camille Salameh, Kamel El Basha, Adel Karam: تمثيل

النوع : روائي طويل
المدة : 110 دقيقة
سنة الإنتاج : 2017
البلد : لبنان

المخرج : زياد دويري
Ziad Doueiri - Joelle Touma: السيناريو
Tommaso Fiorilli: مدير التصوير
Dominique Marcombe: تركيب

Ezekiel Films / Tessalit Productions: شركة الإنتاج
f.domont@ezekielfilmproduction.com / infos@tessalit.com: البريد الالكتروني


2017 | 28è Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage - JCC 2017 | Tunisie | 04-11 Nov 2017
* Compétition Officielle Longs Métrages de Fiction (Official Feature Narrative Competition) - المسابقة الرسمية للأفلام الروائية الطويلة
* Première Mondiale
www.jcctunisie.org/ar/filmsDetail.php?id_film=8

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IT

Nell'odierna Beirut, un insulto spinto agli estremi porta in tribunale Toni, un libanese cristiano, e Yasser, un profugo palestinese. Tra ferite nascoste e rivelazioni traumatiche, il circo mediatico che accompagna il caso porrà il Libano di fronte a una serie di disordini sociali che obbligheranno Toni e Yasser a riconsiderare la loro vita e i loro pregiudizi.

di Ziad Doueiri

Libano, Francia / 110', lingua Arabo

cast Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Camille Salameh, Diamand Abou Abboud, Rita Hayek, Talal El Jurdi, Christine Choueiri, Julia Kassar, Rifaat Torbey, Carlos Chahine

Commento del regista
The Insult è stato ispirato da un incidente che mi è accaduto qualche anno fa. Quando guardo indietro, mi rendo conto che questo semplice incidente si sarebbe potuto trasformare in una crisi nazionale. Il Libano è un paese molto complesso, pieno di contraddizioni e di passione. Con Joëlle Touma abbiamo scritto una storia che evoca tanto il nostro passato quanto il nostro presente. Questo è un film sulla giustizia. Cioè quello che Toni e Yasser, i protagonisti, stanno cercando. E la ricerca della giustizia è anche una ricerca di dignità.

Regista
Ziad Doueiri

sceneggiatura
Ziad Doueiri, Joëlle Touma

fotografia
Tommaso Fiorilli

montaggio
Dominique Marcombe

scenografia
Hussein Baydoun

costumi
Lara May Khamis

musica
Eric Neveux

suono
Guilhem Donzel, Olivier Walczak, Sebastien Wera, Bruno Mercere


2017 | Venezia 74, Italy
* Award
www.labiennale.org/it/cinema/2017/biennale-cinema-2017/ziad-doueiri-insult-0