Montreal Premiere

Zeina lives in Dubai. In the midst of a divorce, she sends her son to stay with her sister in Kherbet Selem, a small village in Southern Lebanon. A few days later war breaks out in Lebanon. Desperately worried, Zeina immediately heads to Lebanon via Turkey. Because of the blockade she does not reach Beirut until the day of the cease-fire. There she meets Tony, the only taxi-driver who agrees to take her to the South. The film was shot during the 2006 war and was achieved within one year.

Awards
Human Rights Film Award, 64e Festival du film de Venise, 2007 ; Meilleure actrice: Nada Abou Farhat, Dubai Film Festival, 2007 ; Prix Jury Jeune, 22e Festival International du film francophone , Namur, 2007 ; Prix de la critique, Eurasia Film Festival, Antalya, 2007 ; Sélection officielle, Sundance Film Festival, USA, 2008.

Philippe Aractingi
Philippe Aractingi was born in 1964 in Beirut. He has made more than 40 films: reports, documentaries and more personal films. Self-taught filmmaker, he lived in France before returning to Lebanon to make his first feature, Bosta, the country’s first post war musical, nominated for an Oscar in 2006 Academy Awards. In July 2006, as war once again ravaged his country, Philippe Aractingi reacted promptly by shooting Under the Bombs.