Broken Keys (2021)

Directed by

Jimmy Keyrouz

Genre

drama film

Country

Lebanon

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to leave Lebanon for a better life but faces obstacles rooted in the country's turmoil. The film follows his struggle with the harsh realities around him.

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What happens

Broken Keys (Arabic: مفاتيح مكسرة, romanized: mafātīḥ mukasarat) is a 2021 Lebanese drama film directed by Jimmy Keyrouz. It was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film was scheduled to be premiered at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, before the event was cancelled. The film premiered at the Jeonju International Film Festival in May 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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