As another Middle East crisis explodes, Adam, a Jewish teenager and Yasmine a Lebanese girl fall in love in Montreal. But the crisis overseas effects their relationship in ways they never expected.
Acting
Flavia Bechara carries with actual screen presence.
Production
Montreal standing in for Montreal — revolutionary!
Writing
Ambitious political melodrama that bites off more than it chews.
Director
Michael MacKenzie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Michael MacKenzie made this his feature debut after decades in documentary, explaining the archival war footage integration.
The film premiered at Montreal World Film Festival 2008 but barely registered stateside, becoming a curious time capsule of pre-Arab Spring Western perspectives on Lebanon.
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