Baadarane
a film by
Samah El Kadi
15 min /
Drama
Lebanon, USA
A young boy from Mount Lebanon grapples with his mother’s sudden death, questioning the foundation of his faith and whether God punishes or saves people. In a series of mischievous challenges spreading anarchy in his tight-knit village, he attempts to hear back from God, yet hears nothing. His growing frustrations turn sinister and violent, as he rejects the religious traditions that once shaped his life. In the absence of God’s response, he realizes the absurdity of the world around him. His rebellion spirals into darkness in this modern spin on the myth of Prometheus through the eyes of an eight-year-old Druz child from Baadarane.
Cast
- Karim Hani
- Mounir Malaeb
- Adham Boukaroum
Crew
- Screenwriter(s): Nadim Chammas and Samah El Kadi
- Cinematographer(s):Lluis Ferrer and Marcel Pascual
- Sound: Tony Khoury
- Editor(s): Gerard Daccache and Nicolas Khoury
Original Title: Baadarane
Production Company(ies):
Producer(s):
Production Company(ies):
Cinephilia Productions
Producer(s):
Darine Hotait
- Shorts Mexico
- Baku International Film Festival
- Vancouver International Film Festival
- Beirut Shorts International Film Festival
- Florence Short Film Festival, Italy
- Baku International Film Festival, Azerbaijan
- FrontDoc, Italy
- HAYAH Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Panamá
- Best Short Film, Shorts Mexico
- Best Short Live Action Film and Best Lebanese Short Film, Beirut Shorts International Film Festival
- Best Short Film, Baku International Film Festival, Azerbaijan
- Borderless Award, FrontDoc, Italy
