A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD
by Cyril Aris
synopsis
In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
| international title: | A Sad and Beautiful World |
| original title: | A Sad and Beautiful World |
| country: | Lebanon, United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar |
| sales agent: | Paradise City Sales |
| year: | 2025 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Cyril Aris |
| film run: | 110' |
| screenplay: | Cyril Aris, Bane Fakih |
| cast: | Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Julia Kassar, Camille Salameh, Anthony Karam, Nadyn Chalhoub |
| cinematography by: | Joe Saade |
| film editing: | Nat Sanders, Cyril Aris |
| art director: | Hanady Medlej |
| music: | Anthony Sahyoun |
| producer: | Georges Schoucair, Jennifer Goyne Blake, April Shih, Georg Neubert, Jasper Wiedhöft |
| co-producer: | Eli Makovetsky |
| production: | Reynard Films, Abbout Productions (LB), Diversity Hire (US), Sunnyland Film (SA), The Red Sea Fund (SA) |
| distributor: | UFO Distribution |
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