Valley of Exile

Valley of Exile
Valley of Exile
Directed by	Anna Fahr
Written by	Anna Fahr
Produced by	Anna Fahr; Lara Abou Saifan
Starring	Maria Hassan; Hala Hosni; Michel Hourani
Cinematography	Mark Khalife
Edited by	Anna Fahr; Wajdi Elian
Music by	Alan Spiljak
Production; companies	Morning Bird Pictures; Placeless Films
Distributed by	Game Theory Films
Release date	August 19, 2023 (Cinequest);
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	Canada; Lebanon
Language	Arabic

Valley of Exile is a Canadian-Lebanese drama film, directed by Anna Fahr and released in 2023.^[1] The film centres on Rima (Maria Hassan) and Nour (Hala Hosni), two sisters from Syria who are living in a refugee camp in Lebanon after fleeing their homes during the Syrian civil war.^[1]

The cast also includes Michel Hourani, Najwa Kandakji, Joy Hallak, Sajed Amer, Tarek Hakmi, Moe Lattouf and Mohamad Yassine.

The film was shot in late 2021 and early 2022, principally in a real refugee camp in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.^[2]

The film premiered in August 2023 at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival,^[1] where it won the award for Best Narrative Feature Film, Drama. It was later screened in the Focus: Women, Life and Freedom program at the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival, where Fahr won the award for Emerging Canadian Director.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Sabina Dana Plasse, "Valley of Exile". Film Threat, August 18, 2023.
^ Andreas Wiseman, "Canadian-Lebanese Drama ‘Valley Of Exile’ About Syrian Refugee Crisis Wraps Challenging Shoot". Deadline Hollywood, January 13, 2022.
^ V.S. Wells, "VIFF announces Canadian film award winners". The Georgia Straight, October 5, 2023.

External links

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[plasse-1] Sabina Dana Plasse, "Valley of Exile". Film Threat, August 18, 2023.

[2] Andreas Wiseman, "Canadian-Lebanese Drama ‘Valley Of Exile’ About Syrian Refugee Crisis Wraps Challenging Shoot". Deadline Hollywood, January 13, 2022.

[3] V.S. Wells, "VIFF announces Canadian film award winners". The Georgia Straight, October 5, 2023.

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