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Director: Samir Syriani
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The film addresses the Lebanon-Syria conflict that has been going on for many years between both governments and people.
It shows the opposing viewpoints of the Lebanese people.
The film won a Special Jury Mention at the Valletta Film Festival in Malta.
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2019/ Lebanon21 min/ Drama
Original Title
Tamas
SYNOPSIS
A sniper, living alone on a country’s border, shoots refugees attempting to cross and collects their items for survival. One day, he finds a tape of his victim’s war diary and begins to listen to it.
CAST
Assaad Mounzer
Hiba El Ahmar
CREW
Screenwriter: Samir Syriani
Nathalie Masri
Elie Choufany
DOP: Joe Saadeh
Editor: Teddy Tawil
Samir Syriani
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Production Company(ies)
Wormhole Collective
Producer(s)
Samir Syriani
film festivals
Tampere Film Festival, Finland
Valletta Film Festival, Malta
Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF), Greece
Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival (BMFF), Lebanon
PÖFF Shorts, Estonia
International Short Film Festival Of Cyprus (ISFFC), Cyprus
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden
Sofia MENAR Film Festival, Bulgaria
Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Egypt
Lebanese Film Festival, Lebanon
Rabat International Art Film Festival, Morocco
film awards
Special Jury Mention at the Valletta Film Festival, Malta
Best Short Film at the Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival (BMFF), Lebanon
Honorable Mention at Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt