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DIRTY DIFFICULT DANGEROUS

By Wissam CHARAF

Romance - Completed 2022

Beirut, Lebanon. An impossible love story between an Ethiopian housemaid and a Syrian refu-gee whose body is witnessing mysterious changes.

Festivals
& Awards

La Biennale di Venezia - Venice FF 2022

Competition Europa Cinemas Label

Ventana Sur 2022

European Screenings

Red Sea IFF 2022

Official Competition

venice Film Festival - GdA 2022

Concorso - Europa Cinemas Label Award

Hamburg International FF 2022

Kaleidoskope - Critic Choice Award's Special Mention

Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2022

Official Selecetion

Cinemed Montpellier FF 2022

Official Competition

Thessaloniki IFF 2022

Meet the Neighbors Competition

- Year of production
- 2022
- Genres
- Romance, Fantasy, Drama
- Countries
- FRANCE, LEBANON, ITALY, QATAR, SAUDI ARABIA
- Languages
- ARABIC, AMHARIC, BENGALI, ENGLISH
- Duration
- 83 mn
- Director(s)
- Wissam CHARAF
- Writer(s)
- Wissam CHARAF, Mariette DÉSERT, Hala DABAJI
- Cast
- Clara COUTURET, Ziad JALLAD, Rifaat TARABEY, Darina AL JOUNDI
- Producer(s)
- Charlotte VINCENT (AURORA FILMS (FRANCE)), Katia KHAZAK (AURORA FILMS (FRANCE))
- Synopsis
- Beirut, Lebanon, nowadays. Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, and Mehdia, an Ethiopian migrant domestic worker, are living an impossible love.
  While Mehdia tries to free herself from her employers, Ahmed struggles to survive dealing in second-hand metal scraps, affected by a mysterious disease.
  The two lovers have no future, but they have nothing to lose. One day, they take their chance and flee Beirut in a hopeful and desperate attempt to get away while Ahmed’s physical condition gets worse, turning slowly his body into metal.