Beirut. The love story between Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, and Mehdia, an Ethiopian domestic, seems impossible… Will this couple of "sentimental refugees" be able to find the way to freedom whereas Ahmed, a war survivor, is altered by a mysterious illness that slowly turns his body into metal?
starring / avec Clara Couturet, Ziad Jallad, Darina Al Joundi, Rifaat Tarabay
a film by / un film de Wissam CHARAF
France / Lebanon / Italy / Saudi Arabia / Qatar, 2022, Feature Narrative, 1h23 minutes, Drama, in Arabic / Amharic / English
Second Feature Narrative / 2è Long-métrage Fiction
Original Title (Arabic) / Titre VO (arabe) : حديد، نحاس، بطّاريات International Title (English) / Titre international (Anglais) : DIRTY DIFFICULT DANGEROUS Title (France) / Titre (France) : Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous Working Title (Arabic) / Ancien Titre (arabe) : قذر ، صعب ، خطير : فيلم روائي طويل Runtime / Durée : 83' (1h 23 min) Type / Type : Feature Fiction / Long-métrage Fiction Genre : Drama / Drame Language / Langue de tournage : Arabic, Amharic, English / Arabe, Amharique, Anglais Countries of Production / Pays de Production : France, Italy, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar / France, Italie, Liban, Arabie Saoudite, Qatar Year of production / Année de production : 2021 Year of Release / Année de Sortie : 2022 Colors / Couleurs : Color / Couleur Estimated Budget / Budget prévisionnel : 599 939 €
STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR: In today's Lebanon, two outcasts of the society come together to live an impossible love story. A melodrama where cruelty, tenderness and a touch of irony imbricate in a creative way. Even though I'm inspiring myself from a cruel reality, I don't want my work to be about pathos and misery. I want to create a light offset. A shift toward the tale … Wissam CHARAF
NOTE BY THE PROGRAMMER (RSIFF 2022, Djeddah) Deadpan humour may not be the first thing we associate with stories about doomed love or struggling refugees, but director Wissam Charaf's second feature - winner of the Europa Cinemas Prize in Venice this year - is imbued with a wry sense of human absurdity. Ahmed (Ziad Jallad) fled from Syria to survive on the streets of Beirut by selling scrap metal. Mehdia (Clara Couturet) is Ethiopian, working as a housekeeper for an elderly middle-class couple who leave her in no doubt as to how expendable she is; nevertheless, she is a buoyant spirit, determined to find a better life together with Ali. Getting in the way of their love story is the legacy of an old war wound, a mysterious infestation of metal filings that Ali keeps shedding, turning him into a sickly version of the Tin Man. Funny and serious by unexpected turns, Charaf's film is full of stylistic surprises. This film is supported by the Red Sea Fund. - https://redseafilmfest.com/en/2022-films/?film_id=3544&film_name=DIRTY%20DIFFICULT%20DANGEROUS
CAST / ACTRICES-ACTEURS Clara Couturet.............................................. Mehdia Ziad Jallad................................................... Ahmed Darina Al Joundi............................................ Rifaat Tarabay................................................
Producers / Producteurs : Charlotte Vincent, Katia Khazak, Pierre Sarraf
DIRECTOR / RÉALISATEUR Wissam CHARAF
Scénario / Screenplay Wissam Charaf, Mariette Désert, Hala Dabaji
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PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION Aurora Films (France) Né à Beyrouth Films (Liban) Intramovies (Italie)
WITH THE SUPPORT OF / AVEC LE SOUTIEN DE Red Sea Fund (Saudi Arabia)
PARTNERS / PARTENAIRES La Francophonie, Doha Film Institute, Media Development Fund, Région Corse, MIBACT, Fonds d'urgence Liban du CNC
DISTRIBUTION France : JHR Films Middle East Distribution / Monde arabe : Mad Solutions
VENTES / SALES Intramovies
CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) laurane(@)aurorafilms.fr
RELEASE / SORTIE SALLES France : 29/03/2023
FESTIVALS / PRIX
* MENA Premiere //// 2022 RSIFF - Red Sea Film Festival (Djeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2022) | https://redseafilmfest.com/en/2022-films/?film_id=3544&film_name=DIRTY%20DIFFICULT%20DANGEROUS
* Nominee: New Talent Award /// Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2022 (Hong Kong)
* International Premiere / Première Internationale //// Filmfest Hamburg - Festival International de Hambourg (Hamburg - Germany, 2022)
* World premiere | Winner: Europa Cinemas Prize //// 2022 Venice Film Festival (Giornate degli Autori) (Venice, Italy, 2022)
* Selection (Project): TAKMIL (Carthage Pro) /// 32è JCC, Tunis | 30.10.2021 - 06.11.2021 | Works needed to finish the film: Entire post-prod (Editing/Sound-mix/ Music Post-synch / color correction, grading / Subtitles /Credits) | Amount requested to complete the budget: 61 205 € | www.jcctunisie.org/eng/takmilFilms.php
بلد الانتاج: فرنسا وإيطاليا ولبنان والسعودية وقطر إخراج: وسام شرف العرض الأول في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا
بيروت. علاقة الحب بين أحمد اللاجئ السوري ومهدية الخادمة الإثيوبية تبدو مستحيلة... فهل سينجح هذان العشيقين في إيجاد طريقهما إلى الحرية بينما يبدو أحمد مبتلٍ بشيطان غامض يحول جسده تدريجياً إلى معدن؟
البلد : فرنسا / لبنان / إيطاليا النوع : فيلم روائي طويل المخرج : وسام شرف
اللغة : عربي / أمهري / إنجليزي المدّة المتوقعة للفيلم : 90 دقيقة
Charlotte Vincent: المنتج
: شركة الإنتاج Aurora Films (France), Né à Beyrouth Films (Liban), Intramovies (Italie)
:المنح المتحصل عليها Francophonie, Doha Film Institute, Media Development Fund, Région Corse, JHR Films (distribution France), Mad Solutions / Intramovies (ventes internationales), MIBACT, Fonds d'urgence Liban du CNC
الموعد المتوقع لتسليم الفيلم : مارس 2022 laurane(@)aurorafilms.fr: الاتصال
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