Beirut, Lebanon. The city is riveted by a series of car bomb attacks. Alain, bored with his job as a sales representative, decides to turn his back on his life in this madness. Looking for a way out, he decides to devote himself to his passion, scuba diving. Quickly, he becomes increasingly obsessed with only one thing: breaking the world diving record.
Cast
Nathalie Japiot
Alain Najm
Toufic Khreich Crew
Screenwriter: Roy Arida
DOP: Jacques Girault
Editor: Xavier Sirven
Original Title: Sous le Béton
Production Company(ies):
Stank
Producer(s):
Roy Arida
Vincent Le Port
Pierre-Emmanuel Urcun
Rendez-vous du Cinéma Français à Paris, France
Warsaw International Film Festival, Poland
La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival, France
Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Egypt
Hainan International Film Festival, China
Saad el-din Wahba Award for Best Arabic Film - Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Egypt