May You Outlive Us

At a glance

May You Outlive Us, is a Belgian movie, directed by Isabelle Mecattaf, and starring Nathalie Issa, Julia Kassar. Mireille Maalouf.

Overview

May You Outlive Us is a Lebanese drama that unfolds in the shadow of the August 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion. Four years after the catastrophe, seventeen-year-old Lélia prepares to leave for the United States to pursue her studies, forced to say goodbye to her girlfriend, her family, and the country she loves. Set over six tightly wound days in Beirut, the film weaves together the lives of four women navigating grief, tradition, and tentative hope as the threat of a new war looms over every moment. A resonant portrait of resilience and departure, May You Outlive Us captures the bittersweet essence of a city and its people caught between joy and melancholy.

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