Synopsis

Special Jury Mention, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
BFI London Film Festival

“I believe that the accumulation of tragedies can give birth to something extraordinary.”, said the father of Mounia Akl, the director of Costa Brava, Lebanon (18th HKAFF). On August 4th, 2020, a catastrophic explosion at the port of Beirut put the Lebanese capital in turmoil. Director Cyril Aris documents the miracle-like filmmaking process of Akl’s award-winning film in the midst of despair: the odds were against the production team; the crew was hampered by a plethora of misadventures: political instability, the collapse of the economy and the ravaging pandemic.