In an interview with CARAS Brasil, the director spoke about the similarities between the Lebanese and the Brazilians
CARAS Brasil was present at the opening dinner of the launch campaign in Brazil of “1982”, a film by the Lebanese filmmaker Oualid Mouaness. The event took place at the executive producer’s home Jorge Takla and the director talked about his debut feature and the message of equality behind the film.
“It is a film from the hearts of the Lebanese people to the rest of the world. You can’t miss it in theaters because you need to experience it. You need to fall in love, you need to be happy, you need to laugh, you need to cry and everything in between. Enjoy!”, said Mouaness. Check out the full interview:
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“1982” revolves around the small Wissam (Mohammad Dalli), 11 years old, who is at school and experiences his first crush on his classmate Joanna (Gia Madi). In addition to worrying about schoolwork, he needs to decide whether to open his heart and talk about his feelings to the girl.
At the same time, the men are engaged in one of the worst conflicts in the history of Lebanon, in 1982. And what happens in the world of adults, the conflicts of political thinking and the way of dealing with fear are among the professor’s biggest concerns. Yasmine (Nadine Labaki).
Rodrigue Sleiman, Aliya Khalidi, Ghassan Maalouf, Lelya Harkous, Said Serhan, Zeina Saab de Melero and Joseph Azoury complete the list. Oualid Mouaness also acts as a producer, sharing the role with Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Georges Schoucair and Myriam Sassine and Christopher Tricarico.
The film “1982” was awarded at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival and at the Cannes Cinéphiles 2021 parallel show.
Source: cinebuzz
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