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The Valley (2014)

The Valley poster
Original title
الوادى
Directed by
Ghassan Salhab
Genre
drama film
Country
Lebanon, Germany, France
Runtime
2h 15m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his rural Lebanese hometown after a long absence. He reconnects with his past and the people there, but a sense of unease and unresolved tension lingers.

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What happens

The Valley (Arabic: الوادي; al-wadi) is a 2014 Lebanese drama film written and directed by Ghassan Salhab. It was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and received its world premiere on 4 September 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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