Lebanon’s official selection for Best International Feature Film for the 98th Academy Awards is Filmmaker Cyril Aris’ feature debut A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD. Cyril had an in-depth chat with our Gadi Elkon.
Across three decades of passion, loss, and hope, Nino and Yasmina are bound by a magnetic relationship. Torn between love and survival, they must decide whether to build a family and seek happiness in Lebanon, or leave their home, amid the country’s unfolding tragedies.
Cyril opened up about the influences that have helped inspire his filmmaking. Gadi and Cyril spoke about Aris’ long friendship with Filmmaker/Actress Mounia Akl who shines as the film’s lead actress Yasmina. Cyril spoke about shooting in Beirut and the ever-changing dynamic of the city.
Here is our in-depth conversation with Filmmaker Cyril Aris:
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