Adam's Wall
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Adam's Wall is a Canadian film released in Montreal
on October 17, 2008. The film is directed by Michael Mackenzie, who also co-wrote the film with Dana Schoel and produced by Ziad Touma
of Couzin Films
and by Olivier Sirois. The film's original music is composed by Benoît Charest
.
The cast stars Jesse Aaron Dwyre
as Adam Levy, Flavia Bechara
as Yasmine Gibran, Paul Ahmarani
as Najeeb Gibran, Gabriel Gascon as Rabbi Levy, Tyrone Benskin
as Mostafa and Maxim Roy
as Christine. Younger Adam is played by Kyler Nesrallah.
girl… On his way to audition for music school, Adam meets Yasmine, who is participating in a student protest. When the demonstration gets out of hand, they are thrown together in the rush to evacuate the school. He might have missed his audition, but instead he’s met the girl of his dreams! Adam, handsome and shy, and Yasmine, exquisite and passionate, are instantly drawn to one another.
Their love grows, but complications arise. Adam fears that his orthodox
Rabbi
grandfather, who he’s lived with since his parents were killed in Israel
, will stop at nothing to end his relationship with “the Arab girl”. The renewed conflict in the Middle East
feels closer and closer to home, as Yasmine’s life dives into a tailspin when she learns that her mother has gone missing in bombarded Beirut
. The young lovers’ fight to stay together proves more difficult by the day. The deeper they fall for each other, the more their families feel betrayed.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
on October 17, 2008. The film is directed by Michael Mackenzie, who also co-wrote the film with Dana Schoel and produced by Ziad Touma
Ziad Touma
Ziad Touma is a Lebanese Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1974 and residing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is the founder of the film, television and digital media production company Couzin Films .-Earlier Years:...
of Couzin Films
Couzin Films
Couzin Films is a Montreal-based Canadian film, television and digital media production company established by Ziad Touma, a Lebanese Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter.-Filmography:...
and by Olivier Sirois. The film's original music is composed by Benoît Charest
Benoît Charest
Benoît Charest is a Canadian guitarist and film score composer from Quebec. He is best known for the soundtrack of the animated film Les Triplettes de Belleville , for which he won a César Award for Best Music Written for a Film as well as a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Music...
.
The cast stars Jesse Aaron Dwyre
Jesse Aaron Dwyre
Jesse Aaron Dwyre is a Canadian actor in television and film most notably in the movies Imitation and Adam's Wall. He is also a musician notably as a drummer with the musical outfits Stylewinder and DearBombardier.-Acting:...
as Adam Levy, Flavia Bechara
Flavia Bechara
Flavia Bechara is a Lebanese actress most notably in the movies Le Cerf-volant Flavia Bechara is a Lebanese actress most notably in the movies Le Cerf-volant Flavia Bechara is a Lebanese actress most notably in the movies Le Cerf-volant (also known as The Kite and in Canadian film Adam's Wall....
as Yasmine Gibran, Paul Ahmarani
Paul Ahmarani
Paul Ahmarani is a Quebec actor. He was born from the union of two teachers, one from Cacouna, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec and another from the Mediterranean coast...
as Najeeb Gibran, Gabriel Gascon as Rabbi Levy, Tyrone Benskin
Tyrone Benskin
Tyrone Benskin is a Canadian actor and politician. He was elected Member of Parliament in the Jeanne-Le Ber riding, in Montreal, Quebec, in the 2011 Canadian federal election.-Life and career:...
as Mostafa and Maxim Roy
Maxim Roy
Maxim Roy is a Canadian actress from Quebec .-Career:Roy has worked in theater, film and television. Her breakthrough was the lead in a thirteen-episode TV series Au nom du Pere et du Fils. She then went on to do the sequel, Le Sorcier. She appeared in Love & Human Remains and in the television...
as Christine. Younger Adam is played by Kyler Nesrallah.
Synopsis
In Montreal’s Mile End, Adam Levy, a Jewish teenager, falls in love with Yasmine Gibran, a LebaneseLebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
girl… On his way to audition for music school, Adam meets Yasmine, who is participating in a student protest. When the demonstration gets out of hand, they are thrown together in the rush to evacuate the school. He might have missed his audition, but instead he’s met the girl of his dreams! Adam, handsome and shy, and Yasmine, exquisite and passionate, are instantly drawn to one another.
Their love grows, but complications arise. Adam fears that his orthodox
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism , is the approach to Judaism which adheres to the traditional interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Sanhedrin and subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and...
Rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
grandfather, who he’s lived with since his parents were killed in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, will stop at nothing to end his relationship with “the Arab girl”. The renewed conflict in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
feels closer and closer to home, as Yasmine’s life dives into a tailspin when she learns that her mother has gone missing in bombarded Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
. The young lovers’ fight to stay together proves more difficult by the day. The deeper they fall for each other, the more their families feel betrayed.
Cast
- Jesse Aaron DwyreJesse Aaron DwyreJesse Aaron Dwyre is a Canadian actor in television and film most notably in the movies Imitation and Adam's Wall. He is also a musician notably as a drummer with the musical outfits Stylewinder and DearBombardier.-Acting:...
as Adam Levy - Flavia BecharaFlavia BecharaFlavia Bechara is a Lebanese actress most notably in the movies Le Cerf-volant Flavia Bechara is a Lebanese actress most notably in the movies Le Cerf-volant Flavia Bechara is a Lebanese actress most notably in the movies Le Cerf-volant (also known as The Kite and in Canadian film Adam's Wall....
as Yasmine Gibran - Paul AhmaraniPaul AhmaraniPaul Ahmarani is a Quebec actor. He was born from the union of two teachers, one from Cacouna, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec and another from the Mediterranean coast...
as Najeeb Gibran - Maxim RoyMaxim RoyMaxim Roy is a Canadian actress from Quebec .-Career:Roy has worked in theater, film and television. Her breakthrough was the lead in a thirteen-episode TV series Au nom du Pere et du Fils. She then went on to do the sequel, Le Sorcier. She appeared in Love & Human Remains and in the television...
as Christine - Gabriel Gascon as Rabbi Levy
- Tyrone BenskinTyrone BenskinTyrone Benskin is a Canadian actor and politician. He was elected Member of Parliament in the Jeanne-Le Ber riding, in Montreal, Quebec, in the 2011 Canadian federal election.-Life and career:...
as Mostafa - Kyler Nesrallah as Young Adam
- Malcolm TravisMalcolm TravisMalcolm Travis is an American drummer from Boston, Massachusetts, best known for his work with Human Sexual Response, The Zulus, Sugar , No Man , and Kustomized ....
as Avrum Levy - Leni ParkerLeni ParkerLeni Parker is a Canadian television and film actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Da'an in Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict.-Education and early career:...
as Anita Levy - Neil Kroetsch as Arab-Israeli Driver
- Patrick SabonguiPatrick SabonguiPatrick Sabongui is a Canadian actor and stuntman who has made his career as an actor, stunt performer, theatre actor and drama teacher. He also spent several years working live stunt shows in Southern California.-Life and career:...
as Kamal - Oury Ezerzer as Hassidic Settler
- Stephen Spreekmeester as Hassidic Settler
- Ya'Acov Bauer as Jewish Orthodox Man
- Ferelith Young as Protest Organizer