Les chenilles | Play Bundle | 2025 MENA Film Festival

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Asma and Sarah, two women originally from the Levant, find themselves working in the same restaurant in the city of Lyon in France. Both bear the weight of a home they were forced to leave behind. Initially wary of each other, they gradually discover a common thread that binds them - one that dates back to when the Silk Road connected Lyon to their home countries. In the midst of forced migrations, can we move past our animosity to find solace in each other?

Year
2022
Runtime
30 minutes
Language
Arabic
Country
France, Lebanon
Awards
Berlinale, Berlin International Film Festival 2023, Germany - Golden Bear for Best Short Film

Director
Michelle Keserwany and Noel Keserwany

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Three Tales of Halaqat

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In Cycle

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In the whiteness

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Les chenilles

Asma and Sarah, two women originally from the Levant, find themselves working in the same restaurant in the city of Lyon in France.