Under the Bombs (2007)
Sous les bombes (original title)Reference View | Change View
- TV-14
- 1h 38min
- Drama, Romance
- 21 Mar 2008 (UK)
- Movie
In the wake of Israel's 2006 bombardment of Lebanon, a determined woman finds her way into the country convincing a taxi cab driver to take a risky journey around the scarred region in search of her sister and her son.
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Awards:
- 8 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast
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Nada Abou Farhat | ... |
Zeina
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Georges Khabbaz | ... |
Tony
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Rawia Elchab | ... |
Hotel Receptionist
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Bshara Atallah | ... |
Journalist
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Elham Abbas | ... |
Saïda - dans l'école
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Iman Affara | ... |
Saïda - dans l'école
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Zahra Ali | ... |
Saïda - dans l'école
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Ali Maerouf Amer | ... |
L'enfant Ali
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Ali Azour | ... |
Le chauffeur de camion
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Georges Bajem | ... |
Ami de Tony
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Ali Bakri | ... |
Le policier
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Kamal Balhas | ... |
Le père de Zaynab
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Zaynab Balhas | ... |
Zaynab
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Mohamed Bashasha | ... |
Le responsable port de Saïda
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Inaya Bazzi | ... |
Saïda - dans l'école
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Ahmad Chaalan | ... |
Volontaire de la croix rouge
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Georges Chahine | ... |
L'ami de Tony
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| Clancy Chassay | ... |
Reporter
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Roy Bu Daher | ... |
Volontaire de la croix rouge
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Najat Darwish | ... |
Saïda - dans l'école
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Akila Dawi | ... |
Saïda - dans l'école
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Ali Dawi | ... |
Saïda - dans l'école
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Haifa El Khatib | ... |
La femme de la station service
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Zaynab El Sayed | ... |
Saïda - dans l'école
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Mohamed Fakih | ... |
Saïda - dans l'école
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Antonio Feghali | ... |
Le religieux
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Orla Guerin | ... |
La journaliste de la BBC
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Hussein Hadraj | ... |
Volontaire de la croix rouge
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Harwan Hijazi | ... |
Saïda - dans l'école
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Nadine Kahil | ... |
Volontaire de la croix rouge
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Hussein Koudouh | ... |
Ami d'Ali
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Sawsan Mawaseen | ... |
Saïda - dans l'école
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Ali Mcheimech | ... |
Le vieillard
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Hadi Medhi | ... |
Tarek
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Selti Meixner | ... |
Journaliste
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Mohamed Mroueh | ... |
Saïda - dans l'école
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Paul Rafael | ... |
Ami d'Ali
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Mounifeh Salameh | ... |
La tante de Tony
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Wallid Sallah | ... |
Saïda - dans l'école
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Amin Saïd | ... |
Ami de Tony
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Sultan Sleiman | ... |
Journaliste
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Hanna Snarberg | ... |
Journaliste
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Aycha Takach | ... |
Saïda - dans l'école
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Emilie Tannous | ... |
La religieuse
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Noémie Videau | ... |
Journaliste
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Sami Yarbek | ... |
Volontaire de la croix rouge
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Directed by
| Philippe Aractingi | ||
Written by
| Philippe Aractingi | ... | () |
| Michel Léviant | ... | () |
Produced by
| Philippe Aractingi | ... | producer |
| Hervé Chabalier | ... | producer |
| Claude Chelli | ... | executive producer |
| François Cohen-Séat | ... | producer |
| Maya Hariri | ... | co-producer (as Maya Zouai-Hariri) |
| Joffrey Hutin | ... | co-producer |
| Nathalie Leyendecker | ... | executive producer |
| Henri Magalon | ... | co-executive producer |
| Paul Raphael | ... | producer |
| Bruno Seznec | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| René Aubry | ||
| Lazare Boghossian | ||
Cinematography by
| Nidal Abdul Khalek | ||
Editing by
| Deena Charara | ||
Editorial Department
| Franck Ravel | ... | colorist |
Production Management
| Benedicte Gardies | ... | post-production manager |
| Elisabeth Giusti | ... | production manager |
| Nathalie Juchet | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bshara Atallah | ... | first assistant director |
| Hiba Njahdi | ... | second assistant director |
| Anjo Rihane | ... | second assistant director |
Sound Department
| Mouhab Chanehsaz | ... | sound recordist |
| Fabien Devillers | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Rana Eid | ... | sound editor |
| Piste Rouge | ... | sound: studio |
| Bruno Seznec | ... | sound studio manager / sound supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Franck Ravel | ... | color artist |
Additional Crew
| Sébastien Bouyges | ... | production assistant |
| Aurore Jactat | ... | legal |
| François Sauvagnargues | ... | fiction director: ARTE |
Production Companies
- Rhamsa Productions (co-production)
- ARTE (participation)
- Art'Mell
- Capa Presse
- Fantascope Production
- Piste Rouge
- Starfield Productions
Distributors
- Bir Film (2008) (Turkey) (limited)
- Art'Mell (2008) (France) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (2008) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fandango (2008) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Film Movement (2009) (United States) (theatrical)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2017) (United Arab Emirates)
- New Star (2008) (Greece)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2009) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Under the bombs, a woman searches for her son. A man accompanies her. They have nothing in common. Toni is Christian and dreams of leaving the country. Zeina is Shiite, and has emigrated to Dubai. Back in Lebanon to try and save her son, she realizes she doesn't want to leave anymore. And yet, despite this all, Toni and Zeina will love each other, as a kind of response to the death striking all around them. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Lebanon's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign-Language Film category. See more » |