Falafel is a 2006 Lebanese

Lebanon

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 film

Film

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 written and directed by Michel Kammoun

Michel Kammoun

-Career:Michel Kammoun was born in 1969. After maths studies in Lebanon, he joined the film school ESEC, in Paris. He has written and directed many short films including Cathodique , Shadows , The Shower , Clowning Around/The Vanishing Rabbits...

. It world premiered on September 16, 2006 at the Ayam Beirut Festival.

Falafel is Kammoun's first feature film.

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. It was produced by Elle Kensington.

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

Awards

• Golden Bayard for Best Film, Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
  Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
  The Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur is a festival dedicated to French speaking films in Namur, Belgium created in 1986, reflecting francophone diversity, from Europe, Canada and Africa....
  
  , Belgique 2006
• Golden Bayard for Best Music, Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
  Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
  The Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur is a festival dedicated to French speaking films in Namur, Belgium created in 1986, reflecting francophone diversity, from Europe, Canada and Africa....
  
  , Belgique 2006
• Silver Muhr for Best Film, Dubai International Film Festival
  Dubai International Film Festival
  The Dubai International Film Festival is an international film festival based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Launched in 2004, it aims to foster the growth of filmmaking in the Arab world.-Overview:...
  
  , 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

External links

• Official site
• Michel Kammoun's Official site
• Trailer of the movie

Reviews

• Variety (USA)
• Chlotrudis USA)
• Cinebel (Belgium)
• Euromedcafe
• Filmstart (Germany)
• Flickfilosopher (USA)
• Kino-zeit (Germany)
• Le Monde (France)
• Les Inrocks (France)
• Liberation (France)
• Mulderville (France)
• NewYorkCool (USA)
• Screen International (UK)
• Septimovicio (Spain)
• The Australian (Australia)