The Mountain (2010)

Night falls over Beirut. Fadi, a forty year old, packs his luggage and sets out to the airport with his friend driving him. He is supposed to leave for a month, but instead of going up the ... See full summary »

Director:

Ghassan Salhab

Star:

Fadi Abi Samra

Cast

Credited cast:
Fadi Abi Samra

Storyline

Night falls over Beirut. Fadi, a forty year old, packs his luggage and sets out to the airport with his friend driving him. He is supposed to leave for a month, but instead of going up the plane, he heads to the arrivals section and rents a car. He takes the highway heading North then continues on a mountainous route. Far from anyone, on a deserted highway, a deviation forces him to quit the main road. A distinct sound coming from far is heard; the sound of a car honk. Fadi gets closer and closer to the sound and sees a wrecked car crashed in a tree alongside the road. A couple lay still inside. Fadi moves the head of the young man that was resting on the horn and the sound faints away. He watches their bloody faces, hears a hiss coming from the motor and then sees it catch fire. Instinctively, he steps back. Flames eat the car up as Fadi watches in horror. After a while, having continued on his way, he pulls over to the side of the road and sleeps off what he experienced earlier. The...

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | experimental | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Lebanon

Language:

Arabic

Release Date:

October 2010 (Qatar)

Also Known As:

Al-Jabal

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,049

Company Credits

Production Co:

Abbout Productions, Ginger Beirut Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Black and White