• Source: Falafel (film)

      • Falafel (Arabic: فلافل) is a 2006 Lebanese film written and directed by Michel Kammoun. It world premiered on September 16, 2006 at the Ayam Beirut Festival. Falafel is Kammoun's first feature film, and was produced by Elle Kensington.


      Synopsis


      A summer evening in Beirut. The life of Toufic, a young Lebanese man, and his nightly strolls. Between his family, friends and love affairs, he tries to seize every day of his life, through pleasures and entertainment. For him, every second is the most important. Soon he discovers that having a normal life, in this country, is a luxury. 15 years after the war had ended, a volcano is lying dormant on every street corner, like a time-ticking bomb that is ready explode… This night will be pivotal in the life of the young man.


      Cast


      Elie Mitri (Toufic)
      Gabrielle Bou Rached (Yasmin)
      Said Serhan
      Issam Bou Khaled (Abboudi)
      Michel El Hourany (Nino)
      Aouni Kawas (Jo)
      Hiam Abou Chedid
      Rafic Ali Ahmad
      Roger Assaf
      Fadi Abi Samra
      Maryann Capasso
      Nate Lord
      Gregory Funaro (Niru Meeting)
      Joanna Grigas
      Darren Greaney (the Green Machine)
      Christian Velud (himself)


      Reception


      Deborah Young of Variety called it "An easy intro to new Lebanese cinema... chronicling the country's post-civil war emptiness with a light touch as it zaps between playful clowning and edge-of-violence darkness."

      Reviews
      Cinebel (Belgium)
      Euromedcafe
      Filmstart (Germany) Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
      Flickfilosopher (USA)
      Kino-zeit (Germany)
      Le Monde (France)
      Les Inrocks (France)
      Liberation (France)
      Mulderville (France) Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
      NewYorkCool (USA) Archived 2008-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
      Screen International (UK)
      ""Falafel" por David López - Festivales - Séptimo Vicio, cine y ocio inteligente". Septimovicio.com (in Spanish). 2007-06-11.
      The Australian (Australia)


      Awards


      Golden Bayard for Best Film, Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgique 2006
      Golden Bayard for Best Music, Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgique 2006
      Silver Muhr for Best Film, Dubai International Film Festival, UAE 2007
      Audience Award - LILLE International Film Festival, France 2007.
      Best First Film Award - ROTTERDAM Arab Film Festival, Nederland 2007.
      ART AWARD (Best First Film Award) - ALEXANDRIA International Film Festival, Egypt 2007.
      Bronze Dagger for Best Film, Muscat International Film Festival, Oman 2008
      Special Jury Prize, International First Film Festival Annonay, France 2008.
      Palmera de Bronce, Mostra de Valencia "Cinema del Mediterrani", Spain 2007


      References




      External links


      Official site
      Michel Kammoun's Official site
      Falafel at IMDb
      Trailer of the movie

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