Martyr (2018)

Original title

شهيد

Directed by

Mazen Khaled

Genre

drama film

Country

Lebanon

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man drowns while swimming off a Beirut beach. The film follows his friends and family as they deal with the sudden loss and the events that follow.

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What happens

Martyr (Arabic: شهيد, romanized: Shaheed) is the second feature film by Lebanese writer and director Mazen Khaled. The film was selected for screening at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in the Biennale College - Cinema section, where it was nominated for the Queer Lion award, and at the 2018 SXSW in the Global section. Martyr was produced by Diala Kachmar of Artrip Production and is distributed in North America by Breaking Glass Pictures and in the UK by Peccadillo Pictures. Martyr was described by Indiewire as "One of the most under-appreciated films of 2018". It features a large ensemble cast led by Carol Abboud, Hamza Mekdad, and Moustafa Fahs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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