El Fil (The Elephant)

DIRECTOR

Sami Koujan

RUN TIME

90 minutes

LANGUAGE

Arabic

YEAR

2023

Country

Lebanon

English Subtitles

Yes

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Feature

Cast

Hisham Haddad, Fouad Yammine, Jouneid Zeineddine, Sirina El Shami

Classification

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

Synopsis

Samy and Makram, facing financial struggles, hatch a plan to steal an ancient artefact from their wealthy friend, Farid, in order to settle their debts. Their risky and adventurous journey is filled with comedic mishaps, testing the bounds of their friendship.

SCREENING

Closing Night Film

Saturday, 2 September – 7.00pm – The Theatre, Bankstown Sports Club (includes canapes + drinks available for purchase from Bar LFF)

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