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The Sea Ahead is a 2021 Lebanese film directed and written by Ely Dagher. Starring Manal Issa, Roger Azar, Yara Abi Haidar, Rabih Al Zaher, Fadi Abi Samra and Joseph Sassine. The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in July 2021.
The Sea Ahead 2021 1h 55m Drama List 100% Tomatometer 6 Reviews A young woman makes her way back home to her parents’ house in the middle of the night leaving a bad experience behind.
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- Manal Issa
- Ely Dagher
- Drama
This drama paints a mournful portrait of Beirut through the eyes of a young woman who returns to her port of origin but remains unmoored in her own life. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Ely Dagher
Jul 13, 2021 · Writer-director Ely Dagher’s The Sea Ahead is an enigmatic drama that recalls Michaelangelo Antonioni’s ’60s explorations of modern anomie. Like the characters in L’Eclisse and Red Desert, Jana (Manal Issa) suffers from a melancholy that she can’t or is unable explain but is clearly tied to an urban landscape that’s become unrecognizable to her.
Jul 22, 2021 · In 2015, Ely Dagher's short Waves '98 took home the top prize, and six years on, he has returned with another water-themed title, The Sea Ahead [+ see also: trailer film profile], which berthed at the Directors’ Fortnight section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Apr 13, 2022 · A young woman makes her way back home to her parents’ house in the middle of the night leaving a bad experience behind. Haunting pressures to fit back into the family dynamics as well as revealing details of her life abroad weigh heavy on her.
Synopsis. A young woman walks out of the Beirut airport alone and makes her way back home to her parents’ house in the middle of the night. Having been abroad and out of touch for a while, Jana seems to be leaving a bad experience behind and taking refuge.
