Falafel
Directed byMichel Kammoun
Written byMichel Kammoun
Produced byRoy films (Lebanon)
Ciné-Sud Promotion
StarringElie Mitri
Gabrielle Bou Rached
Said Serhan
Issam Bou Khaled
Michel El Hourany
Hiam Abou Chedid
Fadi Abi Samra
Rafic Ali Ahmad
Roger Assaf
CinematographyMuriel Aboulrouss
Music byToufic Farroukh
Release date
2006
Running time
83 minutes
CountryLebanon
LanguageArabic

Falafel (Arabic: فلافل) is a 2006 Lebanese film written and directed by Michel Kammoun. It world premiered on September 16, 2006 at the Ayam Beirut Festival.[1] Falafel is Kammoun's first feature film, and was produced by Elle Kensington.

Synopsis

A summer evening in Beirut. The life of Toufic, a young Lebanese man, and his nightly strolls. Between his family, friends and love affairs, he tries to seize every day of his life, through pleasures and entertainment. For him, every second is the most important. Soon he discovers that having a normal life, in this country, is a luxury. 15 years after the war had ended, a volcano is lying dormant on every street corner, like a time-ticking bomb that is ready explode… This night will be pivotal in the life of the young man.

Cast

  • Elie Mitri (Toufic)
  • Gabrielle Bou Rached (Yasmin)
  • Said Serhan
  • Issam Bou Khaled (Abboudi)
  • Michel El Hourany (Nino)
  • Aouni Kawas (Jo)
  • Hiam Abou Chedid
  • Rafic Ali Ahmad
  • Roger Assaf
  • Fadi Abi Samra
  • Maryann Capasso
  • Nate Lord
  • Gregory Funaro (Niru Meeting)
  • Joanna Grigas
  • Darren Greaney (the Green Machine)
  • Christian Velud (himself)

Reception

Deborah Young of Variety called it "An easy intro to new Lebanese cinema... chronicling the country's post-civil war emptiness with a light touch as it zaps between playful clowning and edge-of-violence darkness."[2]

Reviews
  • Cinebel (Belgium)
  • Euromedcafe
  • Filmstart (Germany) Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
  • Flickfilosopher (USA)
  • Kino-zeit (Germany)
  • Le Monde (France)
  • Les Inrocks (France)
  • Liberation (France)
  • Mulderville (France) Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
  • NewYorkCool (USA) Archived 2008-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
  • Screen International (UK)
  • ""Falafel" por David López - Festivales - Séptimo Vicio, cine y ocio inteligente". Septimovicio.com (in Spanish). 2007-06-11.
  • The Australian (Australia)

Awards

References

  1. "Beirut DC". Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
  2. Young, Deborah (5 January 2007). "Falafel". Variety.
  3. 1 2 "Festival International du Film Francophone : Palmarès 2006". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
  4. "First Annual Muhr Awards Recognizes Top Arab Talent". Dubai International Film Festival 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17.
  5. "XXVIII Mostra de Valencia - Cinema del Mediterrani". Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
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