Main Cast: Elie Mitri, Gabrielle Bou Rached, Issam Boukhaled, Michel El Hourany, Hiam Abou Chedid
Release Year: 2006
Country: LB/FR
Run Time: 83 minutes
Plot
Sixteen years after the civil war in Lebanon grinded to a halt, violence continues to plague the streets as evidenced in director Michel Kammoun's action comedy detailing one man's quest to find the girl of his dreams and exact vengeance against the BMW-driving yuppie who slighted him in a parking lot scuffle. Toufic (Elie Mitri) is just an average guy who takes pride in looking after his kid brother and longs to connect with pretty Yasmin (Gabrielle Bou Rached). When Tou hears that Yasmin is going to be at a party close by, he sets out to find the girl and turn on the charm. His pursuit takes an unexpectedly violent turn, however, when a confrontation with a tough talking man in a BMW quickly comes to blows. Now faced with the choice of finding Yasmin or teaching his parking lot attacker a painful lesson in street justice, Tou ventures out of his well fortified safety zone as his concerned friends do their best to bring him back home without incident. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Falafel (Arabic: فلافل) is a 2006Lebanesefilm written and directed by Michel Kammoun. It world premiered on September 16, 2006 at the Ayam Beirut Festival[1].
Falafel is Kammoun's first feature film.
A summer evening in Beirut. The life of Toufic, a young Lebanese man, and his nightly strolls. Between his family, friends and love affairs, he tries to seize every day of his life, through pleasures and entertainment. For him, every second is the most important. Soon he discovers that having a normal life, in this country, is a luxury. 15 years after the war had ended, a volcano is lying dormant on every street corner, like a time-ticking bomb that is ready explode… This night will be pivotal in the life of the young man.
Cast
Elie Mitri (Toufic)
Gabrielle Bou Rached (Yasmin)
Said Serhan
Issam Bou Khaled (Abboudi)
Michel El Hourany (Nino)
Aouni Kawas (Jo)
Hiam Abou Chedid
Rafic Ali Ahmad
Roger Assaf
Fadi Abi Samra
Awards
Golden Bayard for Best Film, Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgique 2006[2]
Golden Bayard for Best Music, Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgique 2006[2]
