THE VALLEY

Following a car accident on a lone mountain road, a middle-aged man loses his memory. Drenched in blood, he continues to walk along the deserted path. Further down the road, he encounters people with engine trouble and helps them get their car running again. They are reluctant to leave him stranded, so they take him home to their large estate in the Bekaa valley, a place where production is not only agricultural, and a place he may never leave again....

arabic title الوادي (al-wadi)
directed by ghassan salhab
written by ghassan salhab
cast carlos chahine carole abboud fadi abi samra mounzer baalbaki aouni kawas yumna marwan ahmad ghossein rodrigue sleiman
cinematography bassem fayad
editing michèle tyan
music cynthia zaven and sharif sehnaoui
production companies abbout productions les films d’ici espaces entre les lignes unafilm
Toronto International Film Festival
2014 | Contemporary World Cinema
Abu Dhabi Film Festival
2014 | Narrative Competition
Award: Best Director from the Arab World
Ghassan Salhab
Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage (JCC)
2014 | Festival Selection
Dubai International Film Festival
2014 | Arabian Nights
Berlin International Film Festival — Berlinale
2015 | Forum
Seattle International Film Festival
2015 | Festival Selection
Festival International du Film de Fribourg (FIFF)
2015 | International Competition — Long Films
Award: FIPRESCI Prize
Festival International du Film de La Rochelle
2015 | Festival Selection
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (FIFF)
2015 | Festival Selection
Lebanese Movie Awards
2016 | Awards
Best Lebanese Motion Picture
Best Writing in a Lebanese Motion Picture
Best Cinematography in a Lebanese Motion Picture
Best Sound Design in a Lebanese Motion Picture

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