In the quiet Bekaa Valley town of Rayak, 10-year-old Sarah lives with her 70-year-old grandmother, Hayat. When she stumbles upon recent money transfer receipts from her father—long believed to have died in the Beirut blast—Sarah sets out on a determined search for the truth.
Yearning to Know
DIRECTOR
Sacha Daher
RUN TIME
14 minutes
LANGUAGE
Arabic with English Subtitles
YEAR
2024
Country
Lebanon
English Subtitles
Yes
Genre
Drama, Short
Cast
Oumaya Lahoud, Michelle Sakr
Classification
Restricted to persons aged 15 years and over unless accompanied by an adult
Synopsis
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