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Spanning decades of love, heartbreak, and hope, A Sad and Beautiful World follows childhood sweethearts Nino and Yasmina as they find their way back to each other against the backdrop of a changing Lebanon. (NR, 110 min.)
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In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of friendship, passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino, an eternal optimist, and Yasmina, an impulsive pragmatist, are drawn together by a magnetic relationship. Struggling with universal choices of adult life in the extraordinary circumstances of a country constantly ravaged by war, they are confronted with an impossible choice between love and survival. They must decide if they can build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging their country, or if they should seize the opportunity for reinvention far from home.[Watermelon Pictures]
Starring: Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Julia Kassar, Camille Salameh
Director: Cyril Aris
Language: Arabic, French
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
"A tender, sweeping and bittersweet love story."
— Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
"An appealing, soulful romance with a considerable emotional tug."
— Allan Hunter, Screen International
"You root for them, and for the idea that love can make the world a little less sad and a little more beautiful."
— Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com
"Its gentle but profound love story transcends language and borders, made all the more powerful by Akil and Akl’s performances."
— Ema Sasic, Next Best Picture
"A Sad and Beautiful World illustrates the conflicting push-and-pull felt by those who are caught in the middle of beauty and sorrow. This is worth a trip to Orinda to see."
— Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News
"A Sad and Beautiful World is a thoughtful, well orchestrated film that functions at times like an expertly calibrated crowd pleaser and tearjerker with a wider appeal than one might expect."
— Andrew Parker, The Gate
"Aris infuses what could have been just another romantic drama with so much life and energy that it is no wonder that A Sad and Beautiful World is one of the crowd favourites this year at the IFFK."
— S. R. Praveen, The Hindu
"The film soars because of the wonderful performances of its two leads, specifically Akl, who imbues Yasmina with great nuance. The direction is assured and the script, by Aris and Bane Fakih, is smart, funny and properly bittersweet."
— Frank J. Avella, The Contending
"The sprawling and well-acted drama A Sad and Beautiful World tells the decades-long love story of a Lebanese married couple, whose volatile relationship is affected by their opposite personalities as much as it is by political turmoil in Lebanon."
— Carla Hay, Culture Mix
