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Under the Bombs  {Sous Les Bombes}

Under the Bombs

In this thriller (shot ten days after the actual 2006 Israeli bombing in Lebanon), a woman hires a dubious taxi driver who is daring enough to drive her into the bombed out area of southern Lebanon and help find her missing son.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Philippe Aractingi
Producer: Philippe Aractingi, Hervé Chabalier, Françios Cohen-Séat, Paul Raphael
Editor: Deena Charara
Screenwriter: Philippe Aractingi, Michel Léviant
Cinematographer: Nidal Abdel Khalek

Music: René Aubry
Principal Cast: Bshara Atallah, Rawia El Chab, Nada Abou Farhat, Georges Khabbaz
Filmography: Bosta (2005)

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    Under The Bombs, Jun 04, 2008

    By Jeff Cavanaugh

    “Simultaneously heart-rending and heart-pounding, this films shows us a view of south Lebanon as seen from the back of a taxi. The news footage shown of the bombed-out devastation has an immediacy that is unmistakable, but seeing these same images in a feature, and knowing that these are not” … full review

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SIFF Cinema
June 9, 2008 7:00 PM
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June 10, 2008 4:30 PM
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