The Valley

Ghassan Salhab

year of production

2014

synopsis

Following a car accident on a lone mountain road, a middle-aged man loses his memory. Drenched in blood, he continues to walk along the deserted path. Further down the road, he encounters people with engine trouble and helps them get their car running again. They are reluctant to leave him stranded, so they take him home to their large estate in the Bekaa valley, a place where production is not only agricultural, and a place he may never leave again….

production

unafilm / Titus Kreyenberg

in co-production with

Abbout Productions, Les films d’ici

cast

Carlos Chahine, Carole Abboud, Fadi Abi Samra, Mounzer Baalbaki, Yumna Marwan, Aouni Kawas

financiers

Doha Film Institute, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), Fonds Francophone de Production Audiovisuelle du Sud, Visions Sud Est avec le soutien de la DDC, Global Film Initiative, with the participation of l’Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, World Cinema Fund, SANAD The Post-Production Fund of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival

sales

Doc & Film International

german distribution

unafilm

world premiere

Toronto 2014

festivals and awards

Berlinale - Forum, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival, Carthage Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,