Hardabasht

At a glance

Hardabasht, is a 2023 Lebanese movie, directed by Mohammad Dayekh, and starring Hussein Kaouk, Randa Kaadi, Hussein Dayekh. with a runtime of 95 minutes.

Overview

Hardabasht is a Lebanese social drama set in the poverty-stricken suburbs of Beirut, where a mother raises three sons pulled in opposite directions. While the two older brothers run a drug-dealing operation, the youngest has devoted himself to religious observance. Exploiting his clean reputation as cover, the brothers coerce him into working for them—a decision that sets off a chain of events bringing chaos down on the family and the entire neighborhood. A raw portrait of crime, family pressure, and the price of piety in a desperate environment.

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