MANITY
Genre
Drama
Running time
15 minutes
Year
2023
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Lebanon, France and Qatar
Director
Hussen Ibraheem
Bio
Producer
Tania El Khoury
Cast
Charbel Kamel, Jade Breide, Hadi Jibbawi
Scriptwriter
Hussen Ibraheem
Lebanon 1991. On a serenely sunny day, 11-year-old Firas accompanies his father Tayseer, and his father's friend Rayan, on a bird-hunting trip in the Lebanese mountains. What is initially supposed to be a normal hunting trip turns into an unforgettable adventure.
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