Broken Keys
| Broken Keys | |
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| Directed by | |
| Written by | Jimmy Keyrouz |
| Story by | Jimmy Keyrouz |
| Produced by | Antoun Sehnaoui |
| Starring | Tarek Yaacoub |
| Cinematography | Joe Saade |
| Edited by |
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| Music by | Gabriel Yared |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Language | Arabic |
Broken Keys is a 2021 Lebanese drama film directed by . It was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1] The film was scheduled to premiered at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, before the event was cancelled.[2] The film premiered at the Jeonju International Film Festival in May 2021.[3][4]
Plot[]
A piano player attempts to rebuild his instrument after it is destroyed by ISIS.[2]
Cast[]
- Tarek Yaacoub as Karim
- Rola Beksmati as Samar
- Mounir Maasri as Abou Moussa
- Ibrahim El Kurdi as Ziad
- Julian Farhat as Abdallah
- Sara Abi Kanaan as Maya
- Badih Abou Chakra as Joseph
- Gabriel Yammine as Mounir
- Hassan Mrad as Akram
- Adel Karam as Tarek
- Fadi Abi Samra as Bassam
- Layla Kamari as Rasha
- Michel Adabachi as Ibrahim
- Said Serhan as Ahmad
- Rodrigue Sleiman as Riad
See also[]
- List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Lebanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References[]
- ^ "مفاتيح مكسرة".. تعرف على الفيلم اللبناني المرشح لجائزة الأوسكار". MENA Media Monitor. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b "After Cannes, Lebanese 'Broken Keys' director Jimmy Keyrouz sets his sights on the Oscars". The National. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Broken Keys". JeonjuFest. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Yeon-soo, Kwak (6 April 2021). "Jeonju film festival unveils 10 films in international competition". Korea Times. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links[]
- Broken Keys at IMDb
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