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A Suspended Life

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Striving to survive in war-torn Beirut, beautiful young Samar (Hala Bassam) tries to keep her family and friends safe. Though surrounded by violence and a crumbling society, the slender but tough teenager looks after her younger acquaintances and performs her duties as a daughter. Samar meets a conceptual artist named Karim (Jacques Weber) and forms a romantic attachment, but their relationship and very ability to stay alive will be tested by the realities of life during wartime.
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Synopsis Striving to survive in war-torn Beirut, beautiful young Samar (Hala Bassam) tries to keep her family and friends safe. Though surrounded by violence and a crumbling society, the slender but tough teenager looks after her younger acquaintances and performs her duties as a daughter. Samar meets a conceptual artist named Karim (Jacques Weber) and forms a romantic attachment, but their relationship and very ability to stay alive will be tested by the realities of life during wartime.
Director
Jocelyn Saab
Screenwriter
GĂ©rard Brach, Jocelyn Saab
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Runtime
1h 40m