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Solitaire (2017)

Original title: محبس

2017-03-01 · 1h 32m · AR
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Therese, the mayor's wife in a Lebanese village, joyfully prepares for an overnight visit of her daughter's suitor and his parents. She excitedly shares the happy news of the engagement with pictures of her beloved brother who was killed by a Syrian bomb 20 years ago and is still bizarrely present in every corner of her house. Only when the long-awaited guests are at her doorstep, she discovers they are Syrian; this engagement will only happen over Therese's dead body!

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Sophie BoutrosDirector, WriterNadia EliewatWriter
Budget
$650K

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Top billed cast

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Julia KassarJulia KassarThereseAli El KhalilAli El KhalilMauriceBassam KousaBassam KousaRiadNadine KhouryNadine KhouryNazekBetty TaoutelBetty TaoutelSolangeJaber JokhadarJaber JokhadarSamerSerena ChamiSerena ChamiGhadaSaid SerhanSaid SerhanMarwanDaniel BalabanDaniel BalabanImadNicole KamatoNicole KamatoSamiraSamir YoussefSamir YoussefToufic

Keywords

Woman director

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityWoman DirectorDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference1441224Actor preference928331 · 991876 · 993512Country preferenceEg

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What is Solitaire about?

Therese, the mayor's wife in a Lebanese village, joyfully prepares for an overnight visit of her daughter's suitor and his parents. She excitedly shares the happy news of the engagement with pictures of her beloved brother who was killed by a Syrian bomb 20 years ago and is still bizarrely present in every corner of her house. Only when the long-awaited guests are at her doorstep, she discovers they are Syrian; this engagement will only happen over Therese's dead body!

How long is Solitaire?

Solitaire has a runtime of 92 minutes.