Another View 2016 / Tramontane / Lebanon, France, Qatar, United Arab Emirates 2016
While searching for his roots across his native Lebanon, a young blind musician and singer named Rabih must struggle through an unexpectedly thick web of half-truths, disinformation, and lies. Composed with sensitivity and imbued with tenderness, this debut from a talented filmmaker offers an unforced invitation to contemplate the identity of the individual within a socio-geographical context. The film premiered in the Critics’ Week at Cannes.
Rabih, a young and talented blind musician searching for his roots throughout Lebanon, must contend with an unexpectedly dense tangle of half-truths, disinformation, and lies. The reason: during the seemingly banal task of applying for a passport, the police call into doubt the authenticity of his ID card. When he confronts his mother and uncle, he encounters a strange silence. With a determination that minimizes his disability, he sets out on a journey towards a fateful discovery. This talented filmmaker’s feature debut, sensitively composed and infused with a sense of tenderness, offers an unforced invitation to contemplate the identity of the individual within a socio-geographical context. The world of Tramontane has its own specific, meditative rhythm, saturated with the urgent melancholy of Rabih’s music. The film, which was presented as a work in progress at last year’s KVIFF, premiered as part of Critics’ Week at this year’s festival in Cannes.
Karel Och
105 min / Color, DCP
Director Vatche Boulghourjian
/ Screenplay Vatche Boulghourjian
/ Dir. of Photography James Lee Phelan
/ Music Cynthia Zaven
/ Editor Nadia Ben Rachid
/ Art Director Nadine Ghanem
/ Producer Caroline Oliveira, Caroline Oliveira
/ Production Abbout Productions, Rebus Films
/ Coproduction Le Bureau
/ Cast Barakat Jabbour, Julia Kassar, Michel Adabashi, Toufic Barakat
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Vatche Boulghourjian (b. 1975, Kuwait City, Kuwait), Lebanese director, studied film at New York University, but has been interested in film and the other visual arts since before his studies. He has worked on television documentaries throughout the Middle East and is the author of several independent short experimental and documentary films. His graduate movie The Fifth Column (Hinkerort zorasune) took third place when it premiered as part of the Cinéfondation section at Cannes in 2010. Tramontane was a success with audiences during its premiere at Cannes this year.
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