1982
synopsis
Summer, 1982. Wissam, an 11-year-old boy, is determined to tell Joanna, a girl in his class, that he loves her. Final exams are underway in their school, tucked safely in the mountains overlooking Beirut. As Wissam yearns to express himself, an air invasion reaches the capital. The students are sent home, and Wissam’s determination grows as it becomes clear to him that no one knows what tomorrow will bring. This story of first love portrays a day the kids will never forget.
original title: | 1982 |
country: | United States, Lebanon, Norway, Qatar |
sales agent: | WaZabi Films (CA) |
year: | 2019 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Oualid Mouaness |
film run: | 100' |
release date: | DE 4/11/2021, FR 24/11/2021 |
screenplay: | Oualid Mouaness |
cast: | Mohamad Dalli, Aliya Khalidi, Rodrigue Sleiman, Said Serhan, Zeina Saab Demelero, Nadine Labaki, Joseph Azoury, Ghassan Maalouf, Gia Madi, Lilia Harkous |
cinematography by: | Brian Rigney Hubbard |
film editing: | Jad Dani Ali Hassan, Sabine El Gemayel |
art director: | César El Hayeck |
costumes designer: | Wael Boutros |
music: | Nadim Mishlawi |
producer: | Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Oualid Mouaness, Myriam Sassine, Georges Schoucair, Christopher Tricarico |
executive producer: | Candice Abela-Mikati |
line producer: | Abla Khoury |
production: | Barentsfilm As, Tricycle Logic (US), Abbout Productions (LB), Mad Dog Films (US), Boo Pictures (US), Soapbox Films (US), Old Mill Ventures (US) |
backing: | Doha Film Institute (QA), Sørfond+ (NO), Fonds Image de la Francophonie (FR), The Sundance Film Institute Feature Film Program (US) |
distributor: | mec film, Moonlight Films Distribution |