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Under the Bombs
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Under the Bombs

2007-09-02 · 98 min · ★ 6.6

Romance · Drama · History · War

In the wake of Israel's 2006 bombardment of Lebanon, a determined woman finds her way into the country convincing a taxi driver to take a risky journey around the scarred region in search of her sister and her son.

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Production details

Directors
Philippe Aractingi
Production companies
Art'Mell, CAPA, Fantascope, Piste Rouge, Starfield Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, Rhamsa Productions
Countries
France, Lebanon, United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nada Abou FarhatNada Abou FarhatZeina
Georges KhabbazGeorges KhabbazToni
Rawia ElchabHotel Receptionist
Bshara AtallahJournalist
Zaynab BalhasZaynab
Hadi MedhiTarek
Ali Maerouf AmerL'enfant Ali
Kamal BalhasLe père de Zaynab
Mounifeh SalamehLa tante de Tony
Clancy ChassayClancy ChassayReporter
Emilie TannousLa religieuse
Antonio FeghaliLe religieux
Orla GuerinLa journaliste de la BBC
Noémie VideauJournaliste
Selti MeixnerJournaliste
Sultan SleimanJournaliste
Hanna SnarbergJournaliste
Ali BakriLe policier
Georges ChahineL'ami de Tony
Amin SaïdL'ami de Tony

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