DIRTY DIFFICULT DANGEROUS

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By Wissam CHARAF

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Romance - Completed 2022

Beirut, Lebanon. An impossible love story between an Ethiopian housemaid and a Syrian refu-gee whose body is witnessing mysterious changes.

Festivals
& Awards

La Biennale di Venezia - Venice FF 2022

Competition Europa Cinemas Label

Ventana Sur 2022

European Screenings

Red Sea IFF 2022

Official Competition

Quisah International FF 2022

Official Selection

Cinemamed Cinema Mediterraneen Bruxelles 2022

Panorama

Kolkata International Film Festival 2022

Innovation in moving images Competition

Palm Springs International FF 2022

World Cinema Now - MOZAIK Bridging the Borders Award

Pune International FF 2022

Official Selection

- Year of production
- 2022
- Genres
- Romance, Fantasy, Drama
- Countries
- FRANCE, LEBANON, ITALY, QATAR, SAUDI ARABIA
- Languages
- ARABIC, AMHARIC, BENGALI, ENGLISH
- Duration
- 83 mn
- Director(s)
- Wissam CHARAF
- Writer(s)
- Wissam CHARAF, Mariette DÉSERT, Hala DABAJI
- Cast
- Clara COUTURET, Ziad JALLAD, Rifaat TARABEY, Darina AL JOUNDI
- Producer(s)
- Charlotte VINCENT (AURORA FILMS (FRANCE)), Katia KHAZAK (AURORA FILMS (FRANCE))
- Synopsis
- Beirut, Lebanon, nowadays. Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, and Mehdia, an Ethiopian migrant domestic worker, are living an impossible love.
  While Mehdia tries to free herself from her employers, Ahmed struggles to survive dealing in second-hand metal scraps, affected by a mysterious disease.
  The two lovers have no future, but they have nothing to lose. One day, they take their chance and flee Beirut in a hopeful and desperate attempt to get away while Ahmed’s physical condition gets worse, turning slowly his body into metal.