Costa Brava, Lebanon

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Costa Brava, Lebanon

2022

1h 47m

Drama

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The free-spirited Badri family escapes the toxic pollution and social unrest of Beirut by seeking refuge in a utopic mountain home they've devoted years to building for themselves. Unexpectedly, the government begins construction on a garbage landfill right outside their fence, bringing the trash and corruption of a whole country to their doorstep. As the landfill rises, so do family tensions, and the Badris are left with a choice: stay off the grid and stay true to their ideals, or leave their idyllic home and face the reality they fled.

Critics Consensus

With an outstanding cast and a thoughtful story that makes the most of its limited setting, Costa Brava, Lebanon reaffirms that the personal is the political.

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Bilge Ebiri

Spirituality & Health

09/02/2022

Mounia Akl's film tackles an important and underdiscussed aspect of an important subject. How do you persist as people, as a family, when the world seems to be falling apart around you?

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Roxana Hadadi

New York Magazine/Vulture

07/18/2022

Part family drama, part political statement, it asks at what point isolation becomes a selfish choice instead of a protective one, and if it’s possible to love your country but also hide from it.

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Jude Dry

IndieWire

07/15/2022

A-

Working with powerhouse performances from Oscar-nominated Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki and Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri, Mounia Akl comes out swinging as the next big thing in Middle Eastern cinema.

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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

11/14/2022

3.5/5

To flee or to resist? That’s the dilemma faced by self-imposed ‘prisoners’ in another tough wrestle with a corrupt political system.

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

11/09/2022

3/5

Not a lot happens, and this dissatisfaction may become a bit repetitive throughout the movie, but each well-drawn character offers a different view on the question of how people want to live their lives.

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Rene Sanchez

Cine Sin Fronteras

10/05/2022

3/4

A cautionary environmental fable where complex family dynamics and unresolved trauma threaten to destroy an idyllic paradise. [Full Review in Spanish]

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07/16/2022

Beautiful film that depicts the struggle of finding yourself in a troubled country, touching on several issues subtly.

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Synopsis

The free-spirited Badri family escapes the toxic pollution and social unrest of Beirut by seeking refuge in a utopic mountain home they've devoted years to building for themselves. Unexpectedly, the government begins construction on a garbage landfill right outside their fence, bringing the trash and corruption of a whole country to their doorstep. As the landfill rises, so do family tensions, and the Badris are left with a choice: stay off the grid and stay true to their ideals, or leave their idyllic home and face the reality they fled.

Director: Mounia Akl
Producer: Myriam Sassine, Georges Schoucair
Screenwriter: Mounia Akl, Clara Roquet
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Ginger Beirut Production, Snowglobe Films, Barentsfilm, Cinéma Defacto, Abbout Productions, Boo Pictures, Lastor Media, Participant, Fox in the Snow Films, Gaïjin
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 15, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.7K
Runtime: 1h 47m