Tramontane

– Rabih, a young blind man, lives in a small village in Lebanon. He sings in a choir and edits Braille..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 45 Minutes
Release Year:
2016
Original Name:
ربيع
Tramontane (2016) - Also known as ربيع

Rabih, a young blind man, lives in a small village in Lebanon. He sings in a choir and edits Braille documents for an income. His life unravels when he tries to apply for a passport and discovers that his identification card, which he has carried his entire life, is fake. Now he must travel across Lebanon in search of his identity.

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Release Date:

01 Mar 2017

Language:

Arabic

Director:

Vatche Boulghourjian

Writer:

Vatche Boulghourjian

Main Actors:

Barakat Jabbour, Julia Kassar, Toufic Barakat, Michel Adabachi

Plot:

Rabih, a young blind man, lives in a small village in Lebanon. He sings in a choir and edits Braille documents for an income. His life unravels when he tries to apply for a passport and discovers that his identification card, which he has carried his entire life, is a forgery. Traveling across rural Lebanon in search of a record of his own birth, he meets people on the far fringes of society who tell their own stories, open further questions and give Rabih minor clues about his true identity. Descending into a void at the heart of his existence, Rabih encounters a nation incapable of telling his or its own narrative.

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%