Costa Brava, Lebanon

Costa Brava, Lebanon (Arabic: كوستا برافا، لبنان, romanized: Kūstā Brāfā, Lubnān) is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Mounia Akl from a screenplay by Akl and Clara Roquet. It stars Nadine Labaki, Saleh Bakri, Nadia Charbel, Ceana Restom, Geana Restom, Liliane Chacar Khoury, Yumna Marwan and Francois Nour.

Costa Brava, Lebanon
Directed byMounia Akl
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJoe Saade
Edited by
Music byNathan Larson
Production
companies
Release dates
  • September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05) (Venice)
  • November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) (Seville)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Lebanon
  • France
  • Qatar
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
  • Norway
  • United States
LanguageArabic

It had its world premiere at the 2021 Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2021. It was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[2] This film also nominated for New Talent Award at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2021.[3]

Plot

The Badri family escape the toxic pollution of Beirut by seeking refuge in a utopic mountain home.

Cast
  • Nadine Labaki as Soraya
  • Saleh Bakri as Walid
  • Nadia Charbel as Tala
  • Ceana Restom as Rim
  • Geana Restom as Rim
  • Liliane Chacar Khoury
  • Yumna Marwan
  • Francois Nour

Production

In July 2021, it was announced Nadine Labaki and Saleh Bakri had joined the cast of the film, with Mounia Akl, directing from a screenplay she wrote alongside Clara Roquet.[4]

Release

The film premiered at the 2021 Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2021.[5] It was also screened at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2021.[6] At TIFF, it won the NETPAC Prize.[7] Screened at the 18th Seville European Film Festival (SEFF) on 7 November 2021,[8] the film won the festival's Grand Jury Prize ex aequo with Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Costa Brava". Venice International Film Festival. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. "'Costabrava' will represent Lebanon in the 2022 Oscars". Middle East in 24. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. Arts & Entertainment Desk (16 November 2021). "Badhon wins 'New Talent' award at Hong Kong Asian Film Festival". The Daily Star. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. Keslassy, Elsa (14 July 2021). "Participant, MK2 Films, Endeavor Content Team on Nadine Labaki Starrer 'Costa Brava, Lebanon' From Mounia Akl (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. Vivarelli, Nick (26 July 2021). "Venice Film Festival Full Lineup Unveiled – Live Updates". Variety. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. Hipes, Patrick (28 July 2021). "Toronto Film Festival Sets Contemporary World Cinema & Discovery Lineups; More Galas Added". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. Bruce Haring, "‘Anatolian Leopard’ And ‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’ Are The Big TIFF Award Winners". Deadline Hollywood, September 18, 2021.
  8. "Mounia Akl y el retrato de un Líbano "peor" del futuro que había imaginado". Cadena COPE. 7 November 2021.
  9. Rivera, Alfonso (15 November 2021). "Great Freedom gets the Golden Giraldillo at the Seville European Film Festival". Cineuropa.


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