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ZAMAN DARK


Direction Christophe Karabache
Year 2023
Nation Libano
Duration 93'

Synopsis

Lebanon on the verge of the abyss. Khattar and Anaïs, two laid-off chemists attempt a unique experiment: to survive by feeding on human flesh. One day, Anaïs disappears. Khattar is pulled into a trafficking scheme which entails exporting human meat, and in return, importing high-tech digital sniper weapons.



Director biography

Born in Beirut (Lebanon) in 1979, Christophe Karabache completed his Cinema Studies at Université Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle (France) and through a joint program at The University of Iowa (USA). He began his exploration of film at l’Etna, an alternative workshop in Paris. His current filmmaking practice shifts between documentary, experimental and fiction. His films have been showcased and awarded at several international film festivals and theatrically released in France by Visiosfeir Distribution. Between 2010 and 2021, he directed Beirut Kamikaze, Too Much Love Will Kill You, Zeitgeist Protest, Venus Obscura, ultravoKal, Vortex, Kamaloca, Kalashnikov Society.




Screenplay May Kassem e Christophe Karabache
Cast Nida Wakim, Raïa Haïdar, Katy Younes, Omar Bakeer, Miran Malaeb, Ribal Merhi, Hussein Al Hasan, Shaker Shihane
Photography Aurélian Pechméja
Editor Christophe Karabache
Music Michel Duprez, Gwenaël Mario Grisi
Producer Company Cécilia Werkmaïster per Cinema Group, Sami Awad per Hot Zones
Contacts Christophe Karabache

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