Tshweesh

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Tshweesh, is a 2017 Qatari movie, directed by Feyrouz Serhal, and starring Petra Serhal. with a runtime of 26 minutes.

Overview

Tshweesh is a Lebanese drama-thriller short film set against the backdrop of the FIFA World Cup opening day in Beirut. When residents gather to watch the long-awaited broadcast, a strange audio interruption shatters the moment — soon revealing it to be an Israeli airstrike in progress. Rather than seeking shelter, Beirut's residents climb to their rooftops, drawn to witness this far larger, unscripted live event unfolding in their own skies. The film explores the surreal intersection of spectacle and survival, of global sporting ritual and the stark reality of war, capturing the paradoxical courage and fatalism embedded in Lebanese collective memory. Tshweesh stands as a striking piece of Lebanese cinema that challenges how communities process violence and crisis in real time.

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