Unless You're a Tree

At a glance

Unless You're a Tree, is a Lebanese movie, directed by Wadih Abdel Nour, and starring Cesar Yatim, Christa-Maria Abdel Sater, Ali Zaiter. with a runtime of 9 minutes.

Overview

Unless You're a Tree is a Lebanese short film that immerses viewers in the imaginative world of Karim, a young boy who has fallen head over heels for his classmate Chloe, cast as Little Red Riding Hood in a school play — while he is relegated to the silent role of a tree. When Karim senses a threat looming over Chloe, the boundary between reality and fiction dissolves in his mind, turning an innocent school performance into something far more urgent and unexpected. Drawing on the aesthetics of classic fairy tales, the film weaves childhood love and protective instinct into a charming and surprising short that celebrates the fierce sincerity of a child's imagination.

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