ASPHALT
Asphalt is a travelogue about two Arab truckers on the road set against the fragile region they cros
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Overview
- Genre
- Foreign Worlds, Reality, Social Issues, and Society
- Synopsis
Asphalt' delves into the lives of two truck drives on the road, crossing borders,
towns and cities, loading and unloading goods. Lebanese truck driver, Derar Nsseir,
transports goods across Syria, Jordan and all the way to other countries. Meanwhile,
Mohamad Mehani (Scooter), an Egyptian, drives across Egypt and to the Sudanese
border delivering necessities. Yet these two have one thing in common: making a
living in ever-changing scenery on an asphalt road that stretches miles across the
Arab world. 'Asphalt' takes us on a journey to examine closely the subtle
relationship between man and machine, and provides a reflection on life from
behind the wheel.- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 70 minutes
Credits
- Abir Hashem ... Producer
- Ali Hammoud ... Director
Production Details
- Prod. Co.
- SOLO films
- Country
- Lebanon
- Years of Production
- 2016
- Locations
- Lebanon - Jordan - Oman - Egypt
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2016
- Festivals
- World premier at Vision de reel/Nyon - Lebanese Film Festival, Beirut - ALFILM Festival, Berlin - Carbonia Film Festival, Italy - MedFilm Festival, Italy - CineMigrante International Festival - Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Tétouan
- Language
- Arabic
- Subtitles
- English - French
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