Broken Keys

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Broken Keys

"This is the sound of defiance."

2023

1h 46m

7.1(4 votes)

Drama

War

Overview

In a war-torn Middle Eastern city where music has been banned by Islamic extremists, Karim, a brilliant musician, struggles to rebuild his destroyed piano while trying to escape to Europe.

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Cast & Crew

28 members

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Tarek Yaacoub

Karim

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رولا بقسماتي

Samar

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Mounir Maasri

Abou Moussa

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Ibrahim El Kurdi

Ziad

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Julian Farhat

Abdalah

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Sara Abi Kanaan

Maya

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Badih Abou Chakra

Joseph

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Gabriel Yammine

Moonif

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Hassan Mrad

Akram

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عادل كرم

Tarek

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Fadi Abi Samra

Bassam

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Leila Kamari

Rasha

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Michel Adabachi

Ibrahim

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Said Serhan

Ahmed

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Rodrigue Sleiman

Riad

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Walid El Molla

Nizar

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Carlos Abou Sleiman

Religious Police Officer

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Roula Jamil

Mother

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Saker Beaini

Sami

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Anthony Deek

Frias

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Ahmad El Chantaf

Majd

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Ibrahim Nouh Moustafa

Julian

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Joseph Zeituni

Rami

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Sabah Geagea

Woman #1

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Hussein Hijazi

Resistance Fighter #1

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Hassan El Hajj

Resistance Fighter #2

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Elie Deek

Truck Driver

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Moe Lattouf

Checkpoint Officer #1

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