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.
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Christophe KarabacheDirector
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Christophe KarabacheWriter
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Elias Sfeir (Visiosfeir)Producer
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Joelle HélaryKey Cast
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Pascale HabibKey Cast
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Project Type:Feature
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Runtime:1 hour 42 minutes 3 seconds
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Completion Date:July 30, 2014
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Country of Origin:France
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Country of Filming:Lebanon
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Language:Arabic
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Shooting Format:HD
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Paragon Film FestivalWest Hollywood - California
United States
October 23, 2015 -
Indie Film Festivalswitzerland
Best Independent Film -
Sydney World Film FestivalAustralia
March 25, 2016
Best Narrative Feature Film -
Blow up - Chicago International Arthouse Film FestivalChicago
United States -
MedFF - Mediterranean Film FestivalSiracuse
Italy
January 3, 2018
Best Indie Film -
Released in cinema (Studio Galande - Paris)Paris
France
October 21, 2015
French Theatrical Premiere
Distribution Information
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Visiosfeir DistributionCountry: France
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).
"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.