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Cinema

Sea Salt

Orizzonti
Director:
Leila Basma
Production:
other stories (Natália Pavlove), FAMU, Road2Films, Stairway films
Running Time:
19’
Language:
Lebanese Arabic
Country:
Czech Republic
Main Cast:
Nathalie Issa, George Matar, Farid Chawki, Hiba Chihane, Rabih Abdo
Screenplay:
Leila Basma
Cinematographer:
Zaher Jureidini
Editor:
Leila Basma
Production Designer:
Assad Khoueiry
Costume Designer:
Alicia Fahed
Music:
Aid Kid
Sound:
Dominyka Adomaityte
Visual Effects:
Jan Vont (Magiclab)

Synopsis

On this hot summer day on the southern seaside of Lebanon, 17-year-old Nayla is faced with the same dilemma every Lebanese youngster is faced with today: to leave or to stay. Two men in her life have set ideas about it, but both might wake up to a surprise.

Director's Statement

Just like the protagonist of the film, I grew up between two extremes of free-spirited people and conservative society, struggling to know who I wanted to be. Sea Salt is a love/hate letter to my hometown, in which I try to paint a local coming-of- age story, filled with first discoveries and life-changing decisions.

Production/Distribution

PRODUCTION: Natália Pavlove – Other Stories
Kurzova, 2222/16
15500 – Prague, Czech Republic
Tel. +420 737776585
n.pavlove@gmail.com

OTHER COPRODUCTIONS: FAMU, Road2Films, Stairway films

WORLD SALES: Flavio Armone – Lights On
Via Filippo Juvarra, 16
10122 – Torino, Italia
Tel. +39 3661812097
lightson@lightsonfilm.org

PRESS OFFICE: Mirjam Wiekenkamp - NOISE Film & TV
Rapenburgerstraat 109
1011 VL Amsterdam
Tel. +31 6 28652249
mirjam@noisefilmpr.com

ITALIAN PRESS OFFICE: Flavio Armone – Lights On
Via Filippo Juvarra, 16
10122 – Torino, Italia
Tel. +39 3661812097
lightson@lightsonfilm.org


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