Private Project

Lamia

Lamia, a young naive woman in her twenties, lives in a dysfunctional household with her husband, a bizarre martial arts coach, and his mute mother.
All three co-exist in a mutually-damaging rapport in Lebanon, a country marked by terror.

  • Christophe Karabache
    Director
  • Christophe Karabache
    Writer
  • Elias Sfeir (Visiosfeir)
    Producer
  • Joelle Hélary
    Key Cast
  • Pascale Habib
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 42 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 30, 2014
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    Lebanon
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Paragon Film Festival
    West Hollywood - California
    United States
    October 23, 2015
  • Indie Film Festival
    switzerland
    Best Independent Film
  • Sydney World Film Festival
    Australia
    March 25, 2016
    Best Narrative Feature Film
  • Blow up - Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
  • MedFF - Mediterranean Film Festival
    Siracuse
    Italy
    January 3, 2018
    Best Indie Film
  • Released in cinema (Studio Galande - Paris)
    Paris
    France
    October 21, 2015
    French Theatrical Premiere
Distribution Information
  • Visiosfeir Distribution
    Country: France
Director Biography - Christophe Karabache

Christophe Karabache is a French-Lebanese filmmaker.
Born in Beirut in 1979, he completed his Masters in Cinema Studies at Université Paris III - Sorbonne Nouvelle (France) and through a joint program at The University of Iowa (USA).
Karabache began his exploration of film at l’Etna, an alternative workshop in Paris. He initially made experimental films.
His current filmmaking practice shifts between documentary and fiction.
His films have been showcased at several international film festivals and theatrically released in France by Visiosfeir Distribution. In 2018, he signed a global distribution deal with Shami Media Group (New York).

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Director Statement

"LAMIA", shows the state of three characters completely lost, the mother, the son and his woman, who are living a staggered, unusual, even absurd life.