Tideline (2004)
"Littoral" (original title)

His father's untimely death sends young Wahab into an intense turmoil. Shaken by family feuds and what he discovers, he decides to bury his father in his native Lebanon. But the idea will ... See full summary »

Director:

Wajdi Mouawad

Writers:

Wajdi Mouawad (play), Wajdi Mouawad (screenplay),

Stars:

Steve Laplante, Gilles Renaud, Isabelle Leblanc

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Laplante	...	Wahab
Gilles Renaud	...	Le père
Isabelle Leblanc	...	Layal
Miro Lacasse	...	Massi
Miro	...	Massi
David Boutin	...	Sabbé
Pascal Contamine	...	Amé
Manon Brunelle	...	Joséphine
Estelle Clareton	...	La mère
Thérèse Boulad	...	Tante Marie
Hani Mattar	...	Oncle Henri
Abla Farhoud	...	Tante Renée
Pierre Curzi	...	Policier Turcot
Stéphane F. Jacques	...	Policier Renaud
Andrée Lachapelle

Storyline

His father's untimely death sends young Wahab into an intense turmoil. Shaken by family feuds and what he discovers, he decides to bury his father in his native Lebanon. But the idea will prove no less trying in a country scarred by war where a new corpse is one too many.

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Plot Keywords:

death | male frontal nudity | based on play

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada France

Language:

French

Release Date:

13 September 2004 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Tideline

Company Credits

Production Co:

EGM Productions, Les Films de Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Not a great film but has its moments of merit

An a non-Lebanese and one that knows little about the civil war I would think my view is more objective. I look at the war as a backdrop to a story, one in which a son tries to reconcile his relationship with a father whom he hardly knows. So in a sense it is a story of love, love between a husband and a wife, and between a father and his son.

As a film 'Littoral' is well acted, although there are definitely ways to make the story tighter and more coherent. At times it appears abstract, and the direction avant-garde. Visually it is a good-looking film. The fact it was not shot in Lebanon is not, in my opinion, a negative as I do not think that was important.

In a nutshell, I watched the film and, as a supporter of Quebec cinema, did not find it a waste of time.