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Original title: Ismaii
  • 20172017
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
230
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Listen (2017)
  • Drama
  • Romance
Despite living in a doomed country that hangs by a thread, Joud, a handsome sound engineer meets and falls in love with strong and free-spirited Rana. The young lovers, from completely diffe... Read allDespite living in a doomed country that hangs by a thread, Joud, a handsome sound engineer meets and falls in love with strong and free-spirited Rana. The young lovers, from completely different social and religious backgrounds, are drawn closer to each other, but a drastic turn ... Read allDespite living in a doomed country that hangs by a thread, Joud, a handsome sound engineer meets and falls in love with strong and free-spirited Rana. The young lovers, from completely different social and religious backgrounds, are drawn closer to each other, but a drastic turn of events gets between them and Rana suddenly slips away. As her parents forbid Joud from ... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
230
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  • Director
    • Philippe Aractingi
  • Writers
    • Philippe Aractingi
    • Mona Krayem
  • Stars
    • Nagham Abboud
    • Rafik Ali Ahmad
    • Bshara Atallah
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  • Director
    • Philippe Aractingi
  • Writers
    • Philippe Aractingi
    • Mona Krayem
  • Stars
    • Nagham Abboud
    • Rafik Ali Ahmad
    • Bshara Atallah
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    • 5User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations

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    Nagham Abboud
    • Assistant Directoras Assistant Director
    Rafik Ali Ahmad
    • The Lectureras The Lecturer
    Bshara Atallah
    • Film directoras Film director
    Hadi Bou Ayash
    • Joudas Joud
    Joseph Bou Nassar
    • The fatheras The father
    Josyane Boulos
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Ranine Chaar
    • Singeras Singer
    Lama Lawand
    • The motheras The mother
    Yara Bou Nassar
    • Marwaas Marwa
    Thomas Russel
    • Marwa's Fianceas Marwa's Fiance
    Ruba Zarour
    Ruba Zarour
    • Ranaas Rana
    • Director
      • Philippe Aractingi
    • Writers
      • Philippe Aractingi
      • Mona Krayem
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    2/10
    Bad, really bad!
    This movie is told through a series of flashbacks, which become tedious after a while. The story is not well told as there is little in the way of context or character development. The scenes are not well interconnected so there is a huge loss of continuity. After a while, one loses interest and starts to fast forward to try and get to the meat of the matter and move the story along. It made sense to cut losses after about 30 minutes as to watch the whole movie would have been time wasted, time one would never get back!
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    • Release date
      • February 9, 2017 (Lebanon)
    • Country of origin
      • Lebanon
    • Language
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Ismaii
    • Production company
      • Fantascope Production
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16 : 9

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