Arzé (Lebanon)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia
Year: 2023
Duration: 93 mins
Director: Mira Shaib
Language(s): Arabic
Subtitles: English
Producer: Faissal Sam Shaib, Louay Khraish, Zeina Badran
Principal Cast: Diamand Abou Abboud, Betty Taoutel, Bilal Al Hamwi, Fadi Abi Samra, Elie Mitri, Fouad Yammine, Junaid Zeineldine, Tarek Tamim, Hagop Der Ghougassian, Shaden Fakih, Ibrahim Ajami, Joyce Nassrallah, Saad Kadri, Katy Younes, Mounir Challita, Khansa, Mohamad Bsat, Erika Mallah, Mohamad Zeineddin, Tarek Majzoub, Corine Chalfoun
Synopsis
Arzé is a struggling single mother living in Beirut with her agoraphobic older sister and teenage son, Kinan. Supporting the family by making homemade pies delivered on foot by her son, Arzé knows that the business can only sustain them for so long. In a move of desperation, she steals her sister’s cherished bracelet to pawn for the down payment on a delivery scooter. But disaster strikes when the scooter is stolen, jeopardizing her only way to provide for her family. Up against a ticking clock to either find the scooter or a way to pay for it in full, Arzé and Kinan embark on a wild journey through the turbulent but vibrant, multiethnic Levantine capital in pursuit of the pilfered moped.
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Asian World Film Festival
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