Beirut Hold’em

Beirut Hold’em depicts the life of Ziko, a 40-year old ex-con and petty gambler, and his three boyhood friends, in a seedy, lower-middle class district of Beirut. They’re fighting their way in a country on the edge of war and bankruptcy, where instability makes everyday life another form of gambling.

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Feature

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Fiction

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Born in 1969, Michel Kammoun studied filmmaking in Paris after architecture studies in Beirut. His short films have participated in prestigious international festivals and have been widely broadcasted. His debut feature film, Falafel, won international awards, and participated in major film festivals worldwide.

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Beirut-based producer Sabine Sidawi founded Orjouane Productions in 2007, which produced, co-produced and line produced fiction and documentary films that were screened and awarded at international festival, such as 3000 Nights, Makhdoumin, Parisienne, We were Communists, and 74 A Reconstitution of a Struggle.

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