Cilama is a lyrical documentary that traces the golden age of cinema in Tripoli, where over thirty movie theatres once brought the city to life from the 1930s to the end of the 20th century. Through rare archival footage and personal testimonies, the film reconstructs the memory of a bygone era, capturing the cultural soul of a city where cinema was once its heartbeat.
Cilama
DIRECTOR
Hady Zaccak
RUN TIME
89 minutes
LANGUAGE
Arabic with English Subtitles
YEAR
2024




Country
Lebanon
English Subtitles
Yes
Genre
Documentary
Cast
Mayez Al Adhamy, Samer Annous, Georges Chamchoum
Classification
Restricted to persons aged 15 years and over unless accompanied by an adult
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