The Borders

At a glance

The Borders, is a 1984 Syrian movie, directed by Duraid Lahham, and starring Duraid Lahham, Raghda, Sabah ElSalem. with a runtime of 98 minutes.

Overview

The Borders is a sharp satirical comedy that skewers the hollow rhetoric of Arab unity and cooperation. Its protagonist, a traveler crossing between two metaphorically named countries — Easternstan and Westernstan — loses his passport and identity papers in the neutral zone between borders, leaving him unable to return home or enter the neighboring country. Forced to camp in this no-man's land, he encounters a colorful cast of characters in a series of absurdist, darkly comic situations. The film delivers a witty and pointed critique of Arab bureaucracy and the gap between political slogans and everyday reality.

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