Broken Keys Explained
| Broken Keys |
| Director: | Jimmy Keyrouz |
| Producer: | Antoun Sehnaoui |
| Story: | Jimmy Keyrouz |
| Starring: | Tarek Yaacoub |
| Music: | Gabriel Yared |
| Cinematography: | Joe Saade |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Lebanon |
| Language: | Lebanese Arabic |
| Gross: | $8,510[1] |
Broken Keys is a 2021 Lebanese drama film directed by Jimmy Keyrouz. It was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2] The film was scheduled to be premiered at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, before the event was cancelled. The film premiered at the Jeonju International Film Festival in May 2021.[3] [4]
Plot
A piano player attempts to rebuild his instrument after it is destroyed by ISIS.[5]
Cast
- Tarek Yaacoub as Karim
- Rola Beksmati as Samar
- Mounir Maasri as Abou Moussa
- Ibrahim El Kurdi as Ziad
- Julian Farhat as Abdallah
- Sara Abi Kanaan as Maya
- Badih Abou Chakra as Joseph
- Gabriel Yammine as Mounir
- Hassan Mrad as Akram
- Adel Karam as Tarek
- Fadi Abi Samra as Bassam
- Layla Kamari as Rasha
- Michel Adabachi as Ibrahim
- Said Serhan as Ahmad
- Rodrigue Sleiman as Riad
Release
In South Korea, the film earned $5,708 from 27 theaters in its opening weekend.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- 11105790 . Broken Keys . January 15, 2022.
- Web site: مفاتيح مكسرة".. تعرف على الفيلم اللبناني المرشح لجائزة الأوسكار . MENA Media Monitor . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020.
- Web site: Broken Keys. JeonjuFest. 27 August 2021.
- Web site: Jeonju film festival unveils 10 films in international competition. Korea Times. 6 April 2021. Kwak. Yeon-soo. 27 August 2021.
- Web site: After Cannes, Lebanese 'Broken Keys' director Jimmy Keyrouz sets his sights on the Oscars . The National . 23 June 2020 . 25 November 2020.
- Web site: South Korean 2022 Weekend 1. Box Office Mojo. January 15, 2022.
