Broken Keys

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Broken Keys (Arabic: مفاتيح مكسرة, romanized: mafātīḥ mukasarat) is a 2021 Lebanese drama film directed by Jimmy Keyrouz. It was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2] The film was scheduled to be premiered at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, before the event was cancelled.[3] The film premiered at the Jeonju International Film Festival in May 2021.[4][5]

Directed byJimmy Keyrouz
Written byJimmy Keyrouz
Story byJimmy Keyrouz
Produced byAntoun Sehnaoui
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Broken Keys
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Directed byJimmy Keyrouz
Written byJimmy Keyrouz
Story byJimmy Keyrouz
Produced byAntoun Sehnaoui
StarringTarek Yaacoub
CinematographyJoe Saade
Edited by
  • Yves Beloniak
  • Maria Malek
Music byGabriel Yared
Production
companies
  • Ezekiel Film Production
  • Ginger Beirut Production
Release dates
  • May 2, 2021 (2021-05-02) (Jeonju)
  • January 6, 2022 (2022-01-06) (South Korea)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryLebanon
LanguageLebanese Arabic
Box office$8,510[1]
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Plot

A piano player attempts to rebuild his instrument after it is destroyed by ISIS.[3]

Cast

  • Tarek Yaacoub as Karim
  • Rola Beksmati as Samar
  • Mounir Maasri as Abou Moussa
  • Ibrahim El Kurdi as Ziad
  • Julian Farhat as Abdallah
  • Sara Abi Kanaan as Maya
  • Badih Abou Chakra as Joseph
  • Gabriel Yammine as Mounir
  • Hassan Mrad as Akram
  • Adel Karam as Tarek
  • Fadi Abi Samra as Bassam
  • Layla Kamari as Rasha
  • Michel Adabachi as Ibrahim
  • Said Serhan as Ahmad
  • Rodrigue Sleiman as Riad

Release

In South Korea, the film earned $5,708 from 27 theaters in its opening weekend.[6]

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