Stray Bullet (2010 film)
Stray Bullet (Arabic: رصاصة طايشة; translit. Rsasa Taysheh), the first long feature film by Lebanese director Georges Hachem, is a 2010 Lebanese film, starring Lebanese actress Nadine Labaki.
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| Directed by | Georges Hachem |
| Produced by | Georges Schoucair |
| Written by | Georges Hachem |
| Starring | Badih Bouchakra Takla Chamoun Nadine Labaki Hind Taher Nazih Youssef |
| Music by | Nadim Mishlawi |
| Cinematography | Muriel Abourrousse |
| Distributed by | Abboutt Productions |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Language | Arabic |
Plot
At the end of summer in 1976, in a northern suburb of Beirut, Noha is about to get married. Her family is relieved, as she is taking her last chance, before she would become a spinster like her older sister. Everything is going as expected until, on a Sunday, Noha changes her mind about the wedding and decides to meet up with her ex-lover Joseph. Events of this day will change the family's life forever.
Cast
- Nadine Labaki as Noha
- Badih Bou Chacra as Assaf (the brother)
- Nazih Youssef as Jean (the fiancé)
- Takla Chammoun as Layla (the sister)
- Rodrigue Sleiman Joseph (the ex-lover)
- Inaam Germanos as Assaf's mother
Production
Hachem wrote Noha's role as part of a challenge to meet the requirements for acting by Labaki. The movie was shot using Super 16 mm film to correspond to the grainy quality of the 70's movies.[1]
Reception
Stray Bullet was screened in many festivals during 2010, and enjoyed good reception. Among the festivals:
See also
References
- Weissberg, Jay; Weissberg, Jay (6 December 2010). "Stray Bullet". Variety. Retrieved 8 January 2021.