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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
Gérard Brach, Jocelyn Saab
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Runtime
1h 40m