Khalil

DIRECTOR

Sarah Safieddine

RUN TIME

18 minutes

LANGUAGE

Arabic

YEAR

2022

Country

Lebanon

English Subtitles

Yes

Genre

Drama, Short

Cast

Ali Sleiman, Georgina Eid, Shadi Shamas

Classification

Exempt from classification. Children under 15 should be accompanied by an adult.

Synopsis

A tender tale unfolds as Khalil finds solace and hope in a rescued fish, providing him a secret sanctuary from the domestic violence that plagues him and his mother. With his father’s watchful eyes, Khalil must safeguard his newfound source of comfort and find a way to break free from their turbulent reality.

SCREENING

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