Bosta
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Philippe Aractingi
Rodney El Haddad
Nadine Labaki
Nada Abou Farhat
Omar Rajeh
Liliane Nemri
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Synopsis
After 15 years of exile in France, Kamal returns to Beirut with his mind set on one goal: recreate the dance group he had formed with his school friends and whom he hasn't seen since--but today, not only does he want to bring back this disparate group together, but also take the bold move of introducing a Western flavor to the traditional Dabkeh music. When the dancers audition before the jury of the national Dabkeh festival, they are curtly rejected on the basis that they are causing prejudice to the "only cultural icon left". This prompts them to refurbish their old school bus and embark on a road trip across Lebanese towns to perform and introduce their pioneering dance to the public. As they struggle to win people over to their alternative spirit, each of the dancers also realizes that they have also embarked on a personal journey to reconnect with their childhood, their friendships lost and found, the pains of the war and of separation; a journey that will lead a group of friends to turn the page on a painful past.
Director
Philippe Aractingi
Cast
Rodney El Haddad
Nadine Labaki
Nada Abou Farhat
Omar Rajeh
Liliane Nemri
Bshara Atallah
Mounir Malaeb
Mahmoud Mabsout
Rana Alamuddin-karam
Joelle Rizk
Crew
Philippe Aractingi
Philippe Aractingi
Alissar Caracalla
Myriam Chayeb
Fabien Devillers
Mirna Dib
Ali El Khatib
Simon Emmerson
Milia Maroun
Rhea Naffi
Martin Russell
Marwan Tarraf
Dana K Trometer
Eric Trometer
Garry Turnbull
Cynthia Zahar
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Miscellaneous Notes
Lebanon's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2006).
Winner of the John Schlesinger Award, 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Released in Lebanon December 1, 2005
Feature directorial debut for Philippe Aractingi.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz ¿ Best Foreign Language Film) January 4-15, 2007.
color
Dolby Digital
dialogue Arabic
Released in Lebanon December 1, 2005
