Broken Keys (Arabic: مفاتيح مكسرة, romanized: mafātīḥ mukasarat) is a 2021 Lebanese drama film directed by Jimmy Keyrouz. It was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2] The film was scheduled to be premiered at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, before the event was cancelled.[3] The film premiered at the Jeonju International Film Festival in May 2021.[4][5]
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| Directed by | Jimmy Keyrouz |
| Written by | Jimmy Keyrouz |
| Story by | Jimmy Keyrouz |
| Produced by | Antoun Sehnaoui |
| Starring | Tarek Yaacoub |
| Cinematography | Joe Saade |
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| Music by | Gabriel Yared |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Language | Lebanese Arabic |
| Box office | $8,510[1] |
Plot
editA piano player attempts to rebuild his instrument after it is destroyed by ISIS.[3]
Cast
edit- Tarek Yaacoub as Karim
- Rola Beksmati as Samar
- Mounir Maasri as Abou Moussa
- Ibrahim El Kurdi as Ziad
- Julian Farhat as Abdallah
- Sara Abi Kanaan as Maya
- Badih Abou Chakra as Joseph
- Gabriel Yammine as Mounir
- Hassan Mrad as Akram
- Adel Karam as Tarek
- Fadi Abi Samra as Bassam
- Layla Kamari as Rasha
- Michel Adabachi as Ibrahim
- Said Serhan as Ahmad
- Rodrigue Sleiman as Riad
Release
editIn South Korea, the film earned $5,708 from 27 theaters in its opening weekend.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Broken Keys". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "مفاتيح مكسرة".. تعرف على الفيلم اللبناني المرشح لجائزة الأوسكار". MENA Media Monitor. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b "After Cannes, Lebanese 'Broken Keys' director Jimmy Keyrouz sets his sights on the Oscars". The National. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Broken Keys". JeonjuFest. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Yeon-soo, Kwak (6 April 2021). "Jeonju film festival unveils 10 films in international competition". Korea Times. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "South Korean 2022 Weekend 1". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
External links
edit- Broken Keys at IMDb
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