In the wake of Beirut’s devastating August 4th, 2020 explosion, a film crew grapples with a crucial decision: continue shooting their film amid chaos or succumb to the spreading crises? “Dancing on the Edge of the Volcano” captures their fierce determination to make films in a broken city.
Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano
DIRECTOR
Cyril Aris
RUN TIME
87 minutes
LANGUAGE
Arabic/French with English Subtitles
YEAR
2023
Country
Germany, Lebanon
English Subtitles
Yes
Genre
Cast
Mounia Akl
Classification
Restricted to persons aged 15 years and over unless accompanied by an adult
Synopsis
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