And the Fish Fly Above Our Heads

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And the Fish Fly Above Our Heads, is a 2025 Lebanese movie, directed by Dima El-Horr. with a runtime of 70 minutes.

Overview

And the Fish Fly Above Our Heads is a Lebanese short film set on a public beach in Beirut, a stretch of coastline frequented almost exclusively by men. Three friends — Reda, Adel, and Quassem — sit together by the sea, not waiting for any miracle, because they have long since stopped expecting one. What unfolds around them, slowly and inexorably, is the collapse of their entire country. Shot with a poetic, unhurried rhythm, the film uses the simple act of sitting at the shore as a meditation on helplessness, grief, and the quiet devastation of watching a homeland unravel. A deeply human document of Lebanon's contemporary crisis, rendered with restraint and sorrow.

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