The Los Angeles-based film and distribution company, Tricycle Logic, has announced the release of the award-winning film “1982,” in the U.S.
The film will be open in theaters on June 10 in New York at THE QUAD Cinema, on June 17 at PAM CUT Portland, and on June 24 in Los Angeles at Laemmle Theatres LA, with more screenings to follow throughout summer.
“1982” is a coming-of-age tale set at a school in Lebanon’s mountains on the eve of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
The film follows an 11-year-old boy’s journey to profess his love to a girl in his class. As the invasion evolves in Beirut, it starts threatening the whole country.
The film focuses on Lebanon’s society being torn between peace and schism, and the complexities of love and war.
“1982” stars Mohamad Dalli and the famous Lebanese actress/director Nadine Labaki, alongside Gia Madi, Rodrigue Sleiman, Aliya Khalidi, Ghassan Maalouf, and is directed by Oualid Mouaness.
The film won at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the UNICEF 2021 prize, and the Murex D’Or 2021, among others.
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