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Last updated: April 2020 (Best Movies / Top films list in Lebanon - Lebanese Cinema)
Last updated: March 2024 (Best Movies / Top films list in Lebanon - Lebanese Cinema - Lebanese Films)
Last updated: April 2020 (Best Movies / Top films list in Lebanon - Lebanese Cinema)
Reviews
Heaven Without People (2017)
A mesmerizing masterpiece. Must see!
It has been a very long time since I have seen a Lebanese film so good.
No actually it has been a while since I have seen a film so good (period).
It may look like a film specific to Lebanon but actually this film is about humanity, about families, hypocrisy, truth and lies and overall about the human condition. The acting is mesmerizing, you never feel like they are acting: perfectly natural speech, even to the smallest details of hesitation, pauses, and repetition: 100% like real life which made the whole experience so involving to me.
I felt I was transported there, into that dinning room, into that house, that bathroom and I was sitting there with them, feeling their anguish and exploring their deep and dark secrets.
I watched the film yesterday on Netflix but I kept talking to my husband all day about it. I will make sure he watches it tonight, as you should do too.
It's a hell of a life-changing and touching experience. It's like you are suddenly taking the time to look at your own life in a mirror or like a an invisible outsider wandering around the house of strangers and witnessing their most private family talks, concealed arguments, and broken relationships.
A mesmerizing masterpiece!
West Beyrouth (À l'abri les enfants) (1998)
One of the best Lebanese movies out there.
I watched it again recently and I really enjoyed it. Not many movies can be watched twice and still be enjoyed (even better enjoyed the second time).