Set in the heart of Lebanon, Cyril Aris’ debut feature film, A Sad and Beautiful World, tells a story of love and friendship across three decades amid war and tragedy.
A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD (2025)
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Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire Headlines 22nd Marrakech International Film Festival Lineup
Dead Man’s Wire by Gus Van Sant Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire will open the 22nd Marrakech International Film Festival kicking off today November 28th, and running through December 6th, 2025.
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‘A Sad and Beautiful World’ and ‘Left-Handed Girl’ Take Top 11th Asian World Film Festival Awards
A Sad and Beautiful World by Cyril Aris The Lebanese film A Sad and Beautiful World directed by Cyril Aris has won the Snow Leopard for Best Film, the top jury prize at the 11th annual Asian World Film Festival.
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‘No Other Choice’ to Open 11th Asian World Film Festival Lineup
Lee Byung Hun in No Other Choice (courtesy BIFF) The 11th Asian World Film Festival will open with Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice, and close with Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab.
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Lebanon Selects ‘A Sad and Beautiful World’ for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
Lebanon has picked A Sad and Beautiful World (Arabic: نجوم الأمل و الألم), written and directed by Cyril Aris, as its Oscars entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.
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Father Mother Sister Brother and The Voice of Hind Rajab Win Top Prizes at Venice Festival
Father Mother Sister Brother (Mubi) Father Mother Sister Brother by Jim Jarmusch has won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The anthology film starring Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, consists of three stories on relationships between adult children, their parents and each other.