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Martyr
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Martyr

Dec 1, 2018
1h 24m
★ 6.2

Overview

A young man's tragic death at Beirut's seaside causes his friends to grapple with loss and to partake in his community's rites and ceremonies, exposing the city's schisms and its society's fault lines

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Biennale College Cinema
Artrip Production

Martyr Trailers

Cast

Carol Abboud

Carol Abboud

Hamza Mekdad

Hassane

Hamza Mekdad

Hadi Bou Ayash

Hadi Bou Ayash

Moustafa Fahs

Moustafa Fahs

Raneem Mourad

Raneem Mourad

Rashad Nasreddine

Rashad Nasreddine

Sélim Mourad

Sélim Mourad

Rabih El Zaher

Rabih El Zaher

Yara Abou Haidar

Yara Abou Haidar

Mohamad Akil

Mohamad Akil

Hussein Sabbah

Hussein Sabbah

Samer Daher

Samer Daher

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