Blind Intersections

I went to watch Ossit Sawane or blind intersections thinking that it's gonna be one of those Lebanese movies talking about sectarianism or romanticizing the Lebanese civil war. I was caught by the movie from the beginning till the the end. For me it was really unexpected. The stories, the successions of the events, and the unexpected link between them was confusing some times but worth to wait till the end. Even the actors were not over acting which is something you have to praise in a Lebanese movie. The movie exposes the harsh reality that is underlying our lives. While we live keeping up with consumerism and polished social expectations, there are many people striving with so little and perceived to be unworthy and deviant beings. Flesh is claimed, beaten, abused, dehumanized under the unconsciousness and lameness of what is deemed by many as modern and civilized. Unnoticed and marginalized individuals are boldly put forth in harsh explicit and suggestive scenes that would be difficult for the audience to ignore. I left the movie theater thinking of the amount of physical and symbolic violence that many people might be is laid upon many souls while their cries for help are muffled by loud noises in the city. The problems revealed in the movie are real, whether we like it or not, they exist. In few words, I encourage viewers to watch this movie. It gives the mind some matter to think about!