Underplayed Gems

Rue Huvelin (2011)

Rue Huvelin poster
Directed by
Mounir Maasri
Genre
Drama
Country
Lebanon
Runtime
1h 30m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Lebanese man looks back on his time as a student activist. The film follows his memories of friendship and political engagement in Beirut.

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What happens

Rue Huvelin est un long métrage libanais sorti en 2011 créé, écrit et produit par un nostalgique du mouvement étudiant, Maroun Nassar, et réalisé par Mounir Maasri (en) (New York Actors Studio). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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