Under the Ceiling
2005 Syrian drama film
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Under The Ceiling (Arabic: تحت السقف, translit. Taht al-sakf, French: Sous le toit) is a 2005 Syrian drama film directed by Nidal Al-Dibs.[1][2] It was screened at the 2005 Montreal Word Film Festival.[3] The film revolves around Marwan, a leftist photographer, who spends most of his time under the roof of a darkroom due to the changing reality around him. He tries to radically change himself, works as a party and wedding photographer, gets rid of his leftist library, and gets to know Lina, the young widow. However, they have a child out of wedlock together.[4]
Rami Hanna
Fares Al-Helou
| Under The Ceiling | |
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| Directed by | Nidal Al-Dibs |
| Written by | Nidal Al-Dibs |
| Produced by | Youssef Dek Al-Bab |
| Starring | Sulafa Memar Rami Hanna Fares Al-Helou |
| Cinematography | Youssef Ben Youssef |
| Edited by | Ali Lelan |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Syria |
| Language | Syrian Arabic |
Cast
- Sulafa Memar as Lina
- Rami Hanna as Marwan
- Fares Al-Helou as Ahmad
- Amal Omran as Maha
- Hala Omran as Sameera
- Raghda Shaarani as Rana
Plot
Marwan shared an apartment with a leaky ceiling overtly with an older, larger-than-life writer friend Ahmad and, covertly, with that friend’s young sexy wife Lina. The death of the writer casts the hero adrift and causes his ties with other people to start unraveling.[5]