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Credits

Director

Cyril Aris
Screenwriters

Cyril Aris, Bane Fakih
With

Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Julia Kassar
Lebanon-USA-Germany-Saudi Arabia-Qatar 2025. 109min
Courtesy of

Paradise City Sales
Language

Arabic

With English subtitles

Introduction

This handsomely shot, Beirut-set drama traces the reunion of two former schoolmates whose romance began during the war-torn 1980s and is rekindled a decade later. Mounia Akl (Costa Brava, Lebanon) and Hasan Akil deliver magnetic performances, their chemistry anchoring a richly textured script. Unfolding against Lebanon’s recent history, Aris (Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano) presents a compelling portrait of love at its most intimate and expansive.

Hyun Jin Cho

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