Heaven Without People

Heaven Without People; Arabic: غداء العيد, romanized: Ghada El Eid, lit.'Festive Lunch') is the debut feature-length film written and directed by Lucien Bourjeily.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It went on to win the Global Vision Award at the 2018 Cinequest Film Festival and both the "Special Jury Prize" and "Ensemble Cast" award at the Festival des cinémas arabes à Paris."When a large family comes together for the first time in two years over Easter lunch, tensions bubble to the surface in surprising ways as they navigate an unforeseen conflict that threatens to derail their reunion.Older and younger generations clash as each of the family members confront their own political and moral hypocrisies and slowly unravel the ties that bind."
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