A Lebanese immigrant returns to Beirut for the first time in a decade, only to find love and horror by the sea, in the alleyways, and on the elusive rooftops of the city - right before the 2020 Beirut Port Explosion.
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Raghed Charabaty Director · Seif Abdallah Costume designer
United States release October 3, 2025 · Produced in Lebanon, Canada · Languages Arabic, English
Production
Lebanon · Canada
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 20, 2025
Premiere · Glasgow Shorts
United States · October 3, 2025
Premiere · Reel Q, Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Australia
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · Miya Miya Film Club (Sydney)
Belgium
November 4, 2025 · Premiere · Pink Screens Festival (Brussels)
Canada
March 31, 2025 · Premiere · Inside Out Film Festival (Toronto)
France
August 18, 2025 · Premiere · 47th Douarnenez Film Festival
Germany
May 31, 2025 · Premiere · XPOSED Film Festival (Berlin)
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · Hamburg International Queer Film Festival
Japan
November 28, 2025 · Premiere · Kansai Queer Film Festival (Kyoto)
December 5, 2025 · Premiere · Kansai Queer Film Festival (Osaka)
Portugal
September 21, 2025 · Premiere · Queer Lisboa - International Queer Film Festival
November 4, 2025 · Premiere · Queer Porto - International Queer Film Festival
Switzerland
April 2, 2025 · Premiere · Zurich Arab Film Festival
United Kingdom
September 21, 2025 · Premiere · Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest (London)
October 28, 2025 · Premiere · Scottish Queer International Film Festival (Glasgow)
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