‘Baadarane’: A poetic and authentic vision of Lebanese cinema
In an isolated Druze village in Mount Lebanon, an eight-year-old boy plunges into rebellion after his mother's death, defying God, tradition, and the silence of the divine.
In a snowy landscape, the mystery of faith and rebellion. (Credit: Photo provided by Nadim Chammas)
"It took us nine months to write these fifteen minutes," Nadim Chammas, co-writer with Samah al-Kadi of the short film "Baadarane", told L’Orient-Le Jour. This cinematic gem is making a successful tour of international festivals. Selected by the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), the Baku Film Festival, Front Doc in Aosta, the Hayah International Short Film Festival (Panama) and Mexico Shorts — where it won Best International Fiction Short — it was just screened "in official competition" at the Beirut Shorts festival, held from Nov. 4 to 7 at Metropolis cinema.*Samah al-Kadi and Nadim Chammas, respectively director and co-screenwriters of Baadarane with the young actor Karim Hani. (Credit: Photo provided by Nadim Chammas) Inspired by a true story — that of a little boy from a village in Chouf who...
"It took us nine months to write these fifteen minutes," Nadim Chammas, co-writer with Samah al-Kadi of the short film "Baadarane", told L’Orient-Le Jour. This cinematic gem is making a successful tour of international festivals. Selected by the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), the Baku Film Festival, Front Doc in Aosta, the Hayah International Short Film Festival (Panama) and Mexico Shorts — where it won Best International Fiction Short — it was just screened "in official competition" at the Beirut Shorts festival, held from Nov. 4 to 7 at Metropolis cinema.*Samah al-Kadi and Nadim Chammas, respectively director and co-screenwriters of Baadarane with the young actor Karim Hani. (Credit: Photo provided by Nadim Chammas) Inspired by a true story — that of a little boy from a village in...
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