The film was supported by CNC, Corsica Region, Doha Film Institute, Red Sea Fund, Italy’s Ministry of Culture, Fonds Image de la Francophonie and MEDI
Arabic streaming platform Shahid has released the Lebanese film Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous, directed by Wissam Charaf.
Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous world premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Label Europa Cinema’s Best Film Award, making its director Wissam Charaf the first Arab director to win such a prize. Also, the jury gave it high marks, calling it “a very original and surprisingly uplifting film.”
The film has been screened at several prestigious film festivals, winning numerous awards, including the MOZAIK Bridging the Borders Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Critic Choice Awards Special Mention at the Filmfest Hamburg, and the Audience Award in the Feature Film Category at the Entrevues Film Festival.
Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous was supported by CNC, Corsica Region, Doha Film Institute, Red Sea Fund, Italy’s Ministry of Culture, Fonds Image de la Francophonie, and MEDIA.
The film follows Ahmed — a Syrian refugee roaming the streets of Beirut searching for metal objects to be recycled — who thought he’d find love with Mehdia, an Ethiopian expat. However, in this city, such a story seems almost impossible.
Will the couple be able to reclaim their freedom despite Ahmed’s body slowly turning to metal due to a mysterious illness?
Directed by Wissam Charaf — who co-wrote it with Hala Dabaji and Mariette Désert — the film stars Clara Couturet, Ziad Jallad, Rifaat Tarabay, and Darina Al-Joundi.
It is produced by Aurora Films, Né à Beyrouth Films, and Intramovies. Meanwhile, MAD Solutions is managing the film’s distribution in the Arab world, JHR Films in France, and Intramovies internationally.
