Official selection at the 78th Venice Film Festival - Orrizonti Extra selection
Winner of the NETPAC award at the Toronto International Film Festival
Winner of the Audience award at the BFI London Film Festival
Winner of the FIPRESCI award and the Green Star Award at the El-Gouna Film Festival
Synopsis: The Badri family lives in idyllic isolation in the Lebanese mountains away from the rest of the country that is drowning in garbage and pollution since 10 years. When the government finally finds a solution, it’s not good news for them. A big landfill will be built outside their land, hosting all the rot that piled up for years, bringing reality to their locked doors. As the trash of a whole country piles up on their doorstep, the hidden tensions among the family arise, making them realize the rot was not only outside their home, but deep inside their walls.
Produced by: Abbout Production (Lebanon)
Coproduced by: Cinéma Defacto (France), Snowglobe Films (Denmark), Barentsfilm (Norway), Fox In The Snow (Sweden), Lastor Media (Spain) in association with Gaïjin
Supported by: CICLIC – Aide au codéveloppement international, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, Doha Film Institute, CNC – Aide à la création visuelle et sonore, Région Ile-de-France – Fonds de soutien international
Markets & Awards: Cannes Film Festival, Cinéfondation – CNC Development Award, Torino Film Lab – Production Award, Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab, Springboard Gouna – New Century Award, Malmö Arab Film Festival – Development Award, Ateliers d’Angers.
