• Oct. 10-14, online viewing.
• 5:15 p.m. Oct. 12, Zoom discussion (speaker TBA).
• Lebanese entry for Best International Feature Film at the 2022 Academy Awards.
• In Arabic with English subtitles.

This contemporary fiction tells the story of three generations of the Badri family who resides in an idyllic mountain home. Though the location is picture-perfect, familial arguments bubble up beneath the surface. Grandmother Zeina, ex-singer Soraya and teenager Tala yearn to return to Beirut. On the other hand, father and husband Walid and Rim, the youngest child, refuse to leave their eco-paradise. The whole family’s resolve wavers, but then the government seizes their property and carves it into a landfill. Sponsored by the French program and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures.

Participation is simple. Head to the CineCulure website for a link and instructions on how to view that week’s film. To participate in the weekly discussion, just email Dr. Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu by the Thursday before the Friday discussion for the Zoom link.