Private Project

KAMALOCA

Chemical Explosion in Beirut.
At the same time, a bunch of hackers meet in the Parisian suburbs, plotting to sabotage the system...

  • Christophe Karabache
    Director
  • May Kassem
    Writer
  • Christophe Karabache
    Writer
  • Cécilia Werkmaïster (CinemaGroup)
    Producer
  • Pedro Perreira Gonzo
    Image
  • Léonard Huguet
    Sound (Boom)
  • Michel Duprez
    Original Soundtracks
  • Gauthier Keyaerts
    Additional Music
  • Christophe Karabache
    Editing
  • Sébastien Thorn
    Sound Design
  • May Kassem
    Sound Design
  • Christophe Karabache
    Sound Design
  • Cynthia Makhassak
    Assistant Camera
  • Astrid Adverbe
    Key Cast
  • Romuald Bourdon
    Key Cast
  • Nida Wakim
    Key Cast
  • Marie-Cécile Gueguen
    Key Cast
  • Yannick Wallon
    Key Cast
  • William Quidal
    Key Cast
  • Geoffrey Couët
    Key Cast
  • Anthony Delclitte
    Key Cast
  • Zalfa Seurat
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Fantastic, Drama, Thriller, Horror
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 26 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 10, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France, Lebanon
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    UHD 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cleveland Horror Fest
    Cleveland, Ohio
    United States
    October 3, 2021
  • Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival
    Buffalo
    United States
    November 8, 2021
  • The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    Jury Prize
  • ARFF BERLIN//Around International Film Festival
    Berlin
    December 30, 2021
    special mention + Nominated Best Director (yearly competition)
  • Hong Kong Indie Film Awards

    Best Editing
  • Adbhooture Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    Best Post-Modern Horror Feature
  • South America Awards

    Brazil
    Best Cinematography/Social Impact Award/Best supporting actress
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Bayamón
    Puerto Rico
    January 26, 2022
    Best Experimental Feature
  • Maverick Movie Awards

    Best Editing
  • Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards
    Calcutta
    India
    Best Actress
  • South Film and Arts Academy Festival

    Chile
    Best Film/Best Terror Feature
  • SSFF Shawna Shea Film Festival
    Massachusetts
    United States
    September 22, 2022
    Shawna Spirit Award
  • HORRIFIC - Horror International Film Congress
    Bangkok
    Thailand
    BEST FILM
  • Jean-Luc Godard Awards/Cult Critic Movie Awards
    Kolkata
    India
    October 12, 2022
    Best Cult Film
  • Thrills and Chills Film Awards

    France
    nomination Best Experimental Film
  • The Terrifying Thai Film Festival
    Somtow’s World
    Thailand
    February 4, 2023
Director Biography - Christophe Karabache

French-Lebanese filmmaker. Born in Beirut in 1979, he completed his Cinema Studies at Université Paris III - Sorbonne Nouvelle (France) and through a joint program at The University of Iowa (USA).
He 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. A documentary about his work is edited on DVD by RE:VOIR (Paris) .
In 2017, he signed a global distribution deal with SMG (New York). He worked with Dragway Productions in 2018.

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Director Statement

A sensorial dip into the anxiety and malaise of a few troubled and traumatized souls, through a hybrid film, that wavers between documentary and fiction, mixes in a variety of genres, and pulses like an allegory of our world.
Undoubtedly some mysterious affliction of our times.