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      A Suspended Life

      1985 1h 40m Drama List
      Reviews 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. Read More Read Less

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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
      French (Canada)
      Runtime
      1h 40m