April 25-27 Oriental Theatre, Downer Theatre

A Sad and Beautiful World

Drama Romance
2025 Cyril Aris 110m

Showtimes

Saturday, April 25, 2026

11:45AM Oriental Theatre - Abele Cinema (main)

Monday, April 27, 2026

3:00PM Downer Theatre - North Cinema

Description

Across three decades of passion, loss, and hope, Nino and Yasmina are bound by a magnetic relationship. Torn between love and survival, they must decide whether to build a family and seek happiness in Lebanon, or leave their home, amid the country's unfolding tragedies. Director Cyril Aris describes that he sees "how humor and love become shields against darkness. [The film] embraces that uniquely Lebanese humor while exploring deeper themes of parenthood and legacy."

Series
Worldviews Program – MFF26
Year
2025
Length
110 minutes
Language
Arabic
Subtitles
English
Country
Lebanon, Germany, United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Director
Cyril Aris
Producers
Jennifer Goyne Blake, Georg Neubert, Georges Schoucair, April Shih
Writer
Cyril Aris
Cinematographer
Joe Saade
Editor
Cyril Aris, Nat Sanders