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Layla Menhem and Nader Chalhoub
Amour en Galilée
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Amour en Galilée

Amour en Galilée

Layla Menhem and Nader Chalhoub

2021
20 min.
France
Arabic
Subtitles: Catalan

At the age of 28, faten is pushed by her family to marry a man she has not chosen.

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Direction
Layla Menhem and Nader Chalhoub
Sound
Thierry Diab
Production
Anaïs Lonkeu
Synopsis

At the age of 28, faten is pushed by her family to marry a man she has not chosen. Convinced that this new life could bring her a long-awaited freedom, she finds herself all alone facing her own disillusionment. That is when she decides to return to her hometown in South Lebanon in search of a love she never received.

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Layla Menhem

Layla Menhem

Directora

Layla Menhem was born in 1994 in Montreal. After completing a BA in audiovisual studies at IESAV in...

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Nader Chalhoub

Nader Chalhoub

Director

Nader Chalhoub was born in 1994 in Tunis. After completing a BA in audiovisual studies at IESAV in B...

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Awards and festivals

CARACAS DOC - Best documentary
Venezuela, 2021
Beirut International Women Film Festival - Best documentary short
Liban, 2022
Carthage Film Festival
Tunisia, 2021
FIPADOC, Biarritz
France, 2022
Layla Menhem and Nader Chalhoub
Amour en Galilée
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