Tramway Beirut

DIRECTOR

Geovany Fayek Mounzer

RUN TIME

19 minutes

LANGUAGE

Arabic

YEAR

2023

Country

Lebanon

English Subtitles

Yes

Genre

Drama, Short

Cast

Bendy Matar, Therese Tahbani, Nassib Sebaaly

Classification

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

Synopsis

In a small Lebanese village in 1992, eight-year-old Joe longs to visit Beirut after hearing enchanting stories from his grandmother. When a significant event alters Joe’s life, he embarks on a journey to find a city that starkly contrasts the one his grandmother described.

SCREENING

Shorts Program

Saturday, 19 August – 1.30pm – The Bankstown Arts Centre

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