ONE LAST TIME
Genre
Drama and Social
Running time
19 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Lebanon
Director
Karim Rahbani
Bio
Producer
Omar Rahbany, Karim Rahbani, Nour Akiki
Cast
Afif Mazboudi, Elie Njeim, Asmahan Alhelali, Sylvie Hatem, Hady Issa
Scriptwriter
Ghady Rahbani, Karim Rahbani
Toufic, a widower in his ‘80s, answers the phone to be told of yet another friend who has died. He is lost in mournful contemplation when a beautiful woman mistakenly knocks on his door with a parcel, awakening something long dormant in Toufic. He consults with his grocery store owner's charming son Roni who introduces him to a dating application. Toufic is primed to swipe right on every pretty young face, but the absurdity of real life intervenes.
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