Bosta (2005)
- Original title
- بوسطة
- Directed by
- Philippe Aractingi
- Genre
- musical film
- Country
- Lebanon, France
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of young Lebanese artists reunite after years apart. They travel through Lebanese towns in an old bus, performing a modern techno version of a traditional dabke dance that challenges conservative views.
energeticupbeatdefiantnostalgichopefuljoyfulculturally evocativerhythmic
What happens
Bosta (English: The Autobus Arabic: Bosta — بوسطة) is a 2005 Lebanese film by the director Philippe Aractingi. Bosta is a story of young Lebanese artists who meet again, after being separated, and tour different cities of Lebanon in an old bus, performing a techno version of the dabkeh that shocks conservatives, but moves forward towards the future. Simon Emmerson and Martin Russell from the group, Afro Celt Sound System composed original music for the dabkeh (dance) sequences and composed the film's underscore respectively. Quoting from the official site: Bosta is a road musical that takes the audience on a wonderful journey across various Lebanese regions... a journey accompanied by a groundbreaking soundtrack and, of course, this truly pioneering dance, the electro-dabkeh. Bosta was the best selling film in Lebanon in 2006. The movie was submitted as the official Lebanese entry in the 79th Academy Awards (Oscars) in the Best Foreign Language Film category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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