1982 (2022)
Film poster
Directed byOualid Mouaness
Written byOualid Mouaness
Produced by
Starring
  • Nadine Labaki
  • Mohamad Dalli
  • Gia Madi
  • Rodrigue Sleiman
  • Aliya Khalidi
  • Ghassan Maalouf
CinematographyBrian Rigney Hubbard
Edited by
  • Jad Dani Ali Hassan
  • Sabine El Gemayel
Music byNadim Mishlawi
Production
companies
  • Tricycle Logic
  • Abbout Productions
  • Boo Pictures
  • Barentsfilm
  • Mad Dog Films
  • Soapbox Films
Distributed byMC Distribution
Release dates
  • September 8, 2019 (2019-09-08) (TIFF)
  • September 23, 2019 (2019-09-23)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
  • Lebanon
  • Norway
  • France
  • Qatar
Languages
  • Arabic
  • English
  • French[1]
Box office$60,751[2]

1982 is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Oualid Mouaness, and starring Nadine Labaki and Mohamad Dalli.[3]

The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the NETPAC Award for World or International Asian Film Premiere.[4] It was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.[5][6] It won the 2021 Cannes Film Festival Young Cinema sidebar {Prix Cannes Ecrans Juniors 2021}.[7]

Plot

Set against the beginning of the 1982 Lebanon War, the film stars Nadine Labaki as Yesmine, a schoolteacher in Beirut, and Mohamad Dalli as Wissam, a young boy in her class who is trying to find the courage to tell his classmate Joanna (Gia Madi) that he has a crush on her.[8]

Production

1982 was produced by companies based in Lebanon, Norway, France and Qatar. North American digital, ancillary & broadcast rights were purchased by Utopia. North American theatrical, events & educational rights held by Tricycle Logic.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'1982' explores the complexities of love and war in Lebanon". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  2. ↑ "1982". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ E. Nina Rothe, "Nadine Labaki stars in Oualid Mouaness’s debut film '1982'". The National, July 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ Jessica Wong, "TIFF 2019: Jojo Rabbit captures TIFF People's Choice Award". CBC News, September 15, 2019.
  5. ↑ "« 1982 » de Oualid Mouaness : le choix du Liban aux oscars". L'Orient-Le Jour. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Kozlov, Vladimir (28 September 2019). "Oscars: Lebanon Selects '1982' for International Feature Film Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Rencontres Cinématographiques de Cannes".
  8. ↑ Linda Barnard, "Oualid Mouaness tells the story of a boyhood crush and a nation at war in '1982'". The National, September 10, 2019.
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