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Reviews
Zozo (2005)
Great film
The movie deals with the agony of a young Lebanese boy who witnesses the death of his family and is when he is finally sent to live in Sweden with his grandparents, finds himself out-casted in a foreign society.
Josef Fares, cleverly represents the Lebanse society living through a horrible situation. The characterization and narrative allow the audience to strongly connect with the film as it something that we as Lebanese feel deeply connected with, having being affected by the civil war in one way or another.
From the technical side, the cinematography and use of visual effects were very well done again, inviting the audience into the world of the film. As an aspiring Lebanese filmmaker, it gives me a great feeling to know that there are talented Lebanese filmmakers all over the whole who still believe and are devoted to developing the Lebanese film industry. I strongly applaud director Josef Fares and I look forward to watching more of his films.
Et maintenant on va où? (2011)
Offers a simple solution to an overly complicated Issue
In 'Where do we go now', Director Nadine Labaki does an excellent job in offering a very simple suggestion to solving a very complicated issue, which has been haunting Lebanon since the civil war. It depicts the troubles of a society who are at the brink of war and who seem to be neglected by the government and therefore forced to take matters into their own hands. Unfortunately this is the situation Lebanon still faces today. It offers the suggestion that the Lebanese people should come together as one, in order to create a peaceful and unified Lebanese society. It is important to understand that although this movie focuses on the coming together of the Christians and Muslims in a Lebanese village, it can be seen as a message for the coming together of people with all kinds of differences, all over the world. It brings out the realization at how stupid we as people can be in letting any kinds of differences come between us.