Littoral
[Tideline]
Screens: Sunday April 1st at 7:00 PM
DIRECTOR: Wadji Mouawad bio
Producer: Brigitte Germain & Pascal Judelewicz
Screenwriter: Wadji Mouawad & Pascal Sanchez
Cinematographer: Romain Winding
Music: Mathieu Farhoud-Dionne & Amon Tobin
Principal Cast: Steve Laplante, Gilles Renaud, Isabelle Leblanc, Miro Lacasse, David Boutin, Pascal Contamine, Manon Brunelle
World Sales: TVA Films (Canada)
Genre: Drama
Length: 96 min.
Country of Production: Canada/France
Year of Production: 2004
Languages: French & Arabic with English subtitles
Synopsis
Wahab is a young Montrealer of Lebanese descent. Shortly after celebrating his birthday, his father dies. Suddenly, Wahab's easy way of life comes to a brutal stop. Faced with his family's refusal to allow his father to be buried in the family vault, Wahab decides to have his father buried in his native village of Kfar Ryat, in Lebanon.
But, in Lebanon, where they can do without another corpse, Wahab will be rocked to a revealing encounter with himself. A series of experiences, some grave & some lighter, will jolt Wahab out of his North-American jaunty mode & into a ruthless universal reality.
Festivals
Festival du Monde Arabe de Montreal, 2004
Toronto International Film Festival, 2004
Vancouver International Film Festival, 2004