1986. Chadi and his family flee Beirut from bombings. During this forced holiday in a safe haven, the teenager will face war and love in unusual ways.

Beirut-West, 1986. Chadi, a 13-year-old boy and his family must flee the bombing of their neighborhood. They take refuge in Chadi's aunt's apartment in Sidon, a large town in southern Lebanon. The forced vacation in a place in the middle of political insecurities leads Chadi to create an unexpected friendship, but first and foremost, to live his first love.

um filme de / a film by / un film de
Wissam CHARAF

France, Lebanon, Italy | Feature Drama | Arabic, French

Status | Statut : In Development | En Développement


Director's Intention
My teenage years in Lebanon were marked by tenderness and cruelty, shaped by the need to find my place in a world torn by war. When death is a constant threat, do the little things in life still hold meaning? This film reflects on my generation, growing up in Lebanon's chic neighborhoods as the country crumbled. Exiled to Sidon, I discovered teenage emotions amidst life as a refugee, encountering militias and armed kids my age with different realities. Through a poetic story tinged with youthful cynicism, I explore this unique atmosphere.
Chadi, a 13-year-old introvert, navigates the small society of family and friends, balancing between childhood and adolescence. Naive about love and war, he experiments, takes risks, beginning an offbeat coming-of-age journey as war looms in the background. This story is not about war itself but about humanity within it - a tale of love and friendship during adolescence in wartime.
- Wissam CHARAF


Title | Titre :
HOLIDAY

Type : Drama | Fiction
Genre | Genre : Drama | Drame
Country | Pays : France, Lebanon, Italy | France, Liban, Italie
Language | Langues originales : Arabic, French | Arabe, français
Estimated Budget (USD): 1,500,000
Financing Acquired: 557,573 $ US


Producers | Productrices : Charlotte Vincent & Katia Khazak
Co-Producer | Producteur : Pierre Sarraf (NÉ À BEYROUTH FILMS)
Co-Producer | Producteur : Marco Valerio Fusco (INTRAMOVIES)


REGISSEUR / REALIZADOR / DIRECTOR / RÉALISATEUR :
Wissam CHARAF

Screenwriters | Scénaristes :
Wissam CHARAF
Jihane CHOUAIB


PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
► Aurora Films (France)

KO-PRODUKTION / COPRODUÇÃO / CO-PRODUCTION / COPRODUCTION :
► NÉ À BEYROUTH FILMS (Lebanon)
► INTRAMOVIES (Italy)

Financers | Financeurs :
CNC - Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, France (public production fund);
CNC MIC, France & Italy (public co-production fund);
CNC MIC, France & Italy (public co-development fund);
Red Sea Fund (development fund);
MEDIA (development fund);
CNC Award at Thessaloniki Crossroads, France (award grant);
Intramovies (international sales).


CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) :
► Charlotte Vincent & Katia Khazak
Aurora Films, 9 rue Lapeyrère, 75018 Paris
Phone: +33 1 47 70 43 01 | Email: production(@)aurorafilms.fr




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Updated by Thierno Dia, 22 March 2026