Martyr

Martyr

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Martyr

2018

1h 24m

6.2(15 votes)

Drama

Overview

A young man's tragic death at Beirut's seaside causes his friends to grapple with loss and to partake in his community's rites and ceremonies, exposing the city's schisms and its society's fault lines

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Biennale College Cinema

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Cast & Crew

19 members

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Carol Abboud

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Hamza Mekdad

Hassane

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Hadi Bou Ayash

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Moustafa Fahs

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Raneem Mourad

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Rashad Nasreddine

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Sélim Mourad

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Sélim Mourad

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Rabih El Zaher

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Yara Abou Haidar

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Mohamad Akil

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Mohamad Akil

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Hussein Sabbah

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Samer Daher

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Souhaila Hamzeh

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Khalida Eid

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Ola Eid

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Suzanne Moussa

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Leila Basma

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George Osta

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Fadi Nassereddine

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