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Manara, is a 2019 Lebanese movie, directed by Zayn Alexandre, and starring Zayn Alexandre, Hala Basma Safieddine, Pascale Seigneurie. with a runtime of 15 minutes.
Manara is a Lebanese drama set in the close-knit and unforgiving communities of Southern Lebanon. When the Zayyad family's patriarch disappears under mysterious circumstances, those left behind must navigate grief while enduring the harsh scrutiny of their judgmental neighbors. The film examines how loss can fracture a family already vulnerable to social pressure, forcing its surviving members to fend for themselves in a world quick to condemn. A sobering portrait of resilience and isolation, Manara draws its quiet power from the tension between private sorrow and the suffocating weight of communal expectation.
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