Free Range (Saybeh)
Ajyal Competition
Bassem Breish / Short Narrative / Lebanon / 2015 / 11 min / Colour / DCP2K
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Drama, Western, Dark Comedy, Disability, Based on a True Story
Qatar Premiere
Synopsis
Next to a rubble-strewn mine field on the South Lebanese border, a blind man lives with his family. One day an Israeli cow wanders across the border and young 10-year-old Malakeh immediately begins milking it – a windfall! When the mayor hears of this international incident, however, he insists that the cow cannot under any circumstances remain in Lebanon. Based on real-life events, ‘Free Range’ is a very black comedy that examines the absurd effects of political authority on everyday people.
Credits
- Director
- Bassem Breish
- Screenwriter
- Bass Bréche
- Producer
- Jaques Colman, Katia Saleh, Keve Zvolenszky
- Editor
- Rana Sabbagha
- Music
- Khyam Allami
- Cinematographer
- Jan Prahl
- Production Company
- Mec Film
- Cast
- Angie Saleh, Aida Sabra, Mohammad Akil, Abou Hussein Shibli