Joseph Safieddine, the comic book artist and director, together with Mounir Maasri, one of the actors in his series. (Credit: Photo by Agathe Ingrand)
War often separates those who love each other. But sometimes, against all odds, it brings together family members who have been scattered. That is the story of separation and reunion told by "La dernière heure," ("The Last Hour") a six-episode series, each episode about 12 minutes long, written and directed by Joseph Safieddine and set to air on Arte starting Sept. 7.*The plotUpon arriving in her family’s homeland to visit her grandfather, Bilal, who has Alzheimer’s disease, Billie finds herself trapped in a city ravaged by violent unrest. As explosions draw dangerously close to the apartment where she is staying, the panicked young woman seeks help from the French authorities to be repatriated. She and her father, Moustafa — who became Stéphane in France — are both French citizens and must be ready within an hour,...
War often separates those who love each other. But sometimes, against all odds, it brings together family members who have been scattered. That is the story of separation and reunion told by "La dernière heure," ("The Last Hour") a six-episode series, each episode about 12 minutes long, written and directed by Joseph Safieddine and set to air on Arte starting Sept. 7.*The plotUpon arriving in her family’s homeland to visit her grandfather, Bilal, who has Alzheimer’s disease, Billie finds herself trapped in a city ravaged by violent unrest. As explosions draw dangerously close to the apartment where she is staying, the panicked young woman seeks help from the French authorities to be repatriated. She and her father, Moustafa — who became Stéphane in France — are both French citizens and must be ready within...
