Merely a Smell

Overview

In four long takes, like a haiku in black and white, we enter the rubble of a country following the 2006 Israeli-Lebanese conflict. Without ever looking death in the face, the absence of life shows itself over the course of clues appearing in the no man’s land of a battered Beirut. In silent, frozen time, the film subtly refers to the spectator’s imagination in alluding to death.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 14, 2007

Original language

Arabic

Spoken languages

Arabic

Countries

France, Lebanon

Production

Les Films d'ici

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded