Parasite
2019 · Comedy · Thriller
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Film / 2021
Skies of Lebanon
Directed by
Chloé Mazlo
In the fifties, young Alice leaves her natal Swiss mountains for the sunny and vibrant shores of Beirut. She falls madly in love with Joseph, a quirky astrophysicist intent on sending the first Lebanese national into space. Alice quickly fits in among his relatives, but after years of bliss, the civil war threatens their Garden of Eden.
The story
In the fifties, young Alice leaves her natal Swiss mountains for the sunny and vibrant shores of Beirut. She falls madly in love with Joseph, a quirky astrophysicist intent on sending the first Lebanese national into space. Alice quickly fits in among his relatives, but after years of bliss, the civil war threatens their Garden of Eden.
Cast
Alba RohrwacherAlice Kamar
Wajdi MouawadJoseph Kamar
Isabelle ZighondiMona Kamar
Mariah TannouryMimi
Jade BreidiTony
Odette MakhloufAmal Kamar
Hany TambaGeorges Kamar
Ziad JalladSelim
John ChelhotFady
Greta ZighondiHoda
Chloé ZighondiNada
Charbel KamelWalid
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Cécile MoubarakRaymonde
Maroun MoubarakRaymonde's Wife
Ishac DiwanTV Journalist
Abou Chabké JoëlleTV Instructor
Mayssaloun NassarRadio Journalist (voice)
Nadine NaousThe Tree
Nadim BahsounDeath
Robert MazloThe Priest
Bernard BouladDirector of the Conservatory
Jean-François BaalbakyThe Minister of Reconstruction
Elias WehaibéThe Policeman
Fabrice ColsonSwiss Embassy Employee
Darina Al JoundiRima
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