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Faraya

Qumra Projects

Nadim Tabet, Mounia Akl / TV Series / Lebanon, Qatar
In Arabic
Interests: Drama, Thriller, Social Issues, Crime
Rated: This film has not been rated.

Synopsis

In its attempt to overcome a long-lasting economic crisis, the town hall of the luxurious Faraya resort relinquishes several acres of land to the real estate project “Faraya 2030” and a ski competition is held to celebrate the launch of construction. But on the first day of competition, the corpse of an Ethiopian housemaid employed by one of Faraya’s bourgeois families is found at the bottom of the tracks and brings the festivities to a halt. Said and his chief are immediately subject to hierarchical pressure, urging them to bring their investigation to a close in order to be able to resume the festivities. The chief of police soon concludes that the housekeeper fell by accident. Uncomfortable with this hasty conclusion, Said decides to pursue his investigation in secret, relying on the help of people from his entourage who are as inexperienced as he is. He will bravely continue to poke his nose where it does not belong, and soon he comes face-to-face with his fellow villagers, who fear that his revelations could jeopardize the work opportunities offered by Faraya 2030. Confronted with this unexpected opposition from his own social milieu, Said is faced with a dilemma—whether to end his investigation or pursue his quest for the truth, at the risk of finding himself alone against the community.

About the Director

Born in Beirut, Nadim Tabet was interested in cinema since his early teen years, first by watching a lot of films and then by shooting short fictions on video. In 1999, he travelled to France to study History, Philosophy and Cinema. Parallel to his studies, he directed several short films and cinematographic essays. In 2001, Nadim Tabet was a founding member of the Lebanese Film Festival, and later responsible for the selection and programming in several festivals. In 2017, he released his first feature film ‘One of These Days’, and is currently preparing his second feature film ‘Under Construction’.

Mounia Akl is a Lebanese filmmaker with a master’s degree in directing and screenwriting from Columbia University (New York). In 2016, her short film ‘Submarine’ was presented in the official selection at the Cannes Film Festival (Cinéfondation) and was selected to compete at the festivals of Toronto and Dubai. She also directed an episode of the series ‘Do Not Disturb’ produced by Jude Law. Her first feature film, ‘Costa Brava Lebanon’, produced by Abbout Productions and Cinema Defacto, was selected for Cinéfondation in Cannes 2018, Torino Film Lab 2018 (Pitch Award) and for the Sundance Lab 2019.

Credits

Director

Nadim Tabet, Mounia Akl

Screenwriter

Nadim Tabet, Mounia Akl, Monsieur Untel, Wadih Safieddine

Producer

Wadih Safieddine

Production Company

Deja Vu

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