65th Cork International Film Festival

International Shorts 5: Certainty & Doubt + Q&A

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7 films in package
Friends (Int. Shorts 5: Certainty & Doubt)
Two friends. The ‘small’ one is, well, small, and the ‘big’ one definitely very, very big.
Blue Fear (Int. Shorts 5: Certainty & Doubt)
Nils is driving Flora to his parents for the first time when they get ambushed. While she’s made prisoner, he flees.
The News (Int. Shorts 5: Certainty & Doubt)
The discovery of a corpse has a small town scrambling for coverage on national television.
Soukoon (Int. Shorts 5: Certainty & Doubt)
While her marital life decays, Mariam gets pregnant.
Staying (Aros Mae) - (Int. Shorts 5: Certainty & Doubt)
A woman from the city has a brief but life-changing connection with a hill farmer and the landscape in remote Mid Wales.
Sudden Light (Int. Shorts 5: Certainty & Doubt)
Two sisters become plunged into a powerless limbo in the face of oncoming grief.
International Shorts 5: Certainty & Doubt Q&A
Q&A with Florian Grolig, Lorin Terezi, Anila Balla, Zillah Bowes, Jack Thomas-O'Brien, Sophie Littman and Tom Wood
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Twists and turns on life’s road. 


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Mariam’s marriage is in turmoil when she discovers she’s pregnant. Trapped in a prison of lies and societal pressure in present-day Beirut, Mariam yearns to break free. One day she revolts against the oppression and seeks ways to take back control of her own body and life.


  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    14 minutes
  • Language
    Arabic
  • Country
    Lebanon
  • Note
    Subtitled
  • Director
    Farah Shaer
  • Screenwriter
    Farah Shaer
  • Producer
    Lucien Bourjeily
  • Cast
    Hiba Sleiman Al Hamad - Ghassan Chemali - Lara Ayazri - Lucien Bourjeily
  • Cinematographer
    Marcus Patterson
  • Editor
    Farah Shaer
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