Tag: The Insult
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Nadine Labaki to Star in Arabic ‘Perfect Strangers’ Remake
Cameras are set to roll in February on the long delayed Arabic adaptation of hit Italian concept movie “Perfect Strangers” with a high-caliber ensemble cast now in place comprising star Lebanese director/actor Nadine Labaki (“Capernaum”).After being postponed due to both Covid-19 and political turmoil in Lebanon, the latest in a slew of remakes of the…
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Nadia Turincev, Omar El Kadi Launch First Slate at Easy Riders Films (Exclusive)
San Sebastian — Rouge International co-founder Nadia Turincev, whose credits included the Oscar-nominated “The Insult,” “Raw” and “Mimosas,” has teamed with Omar El Kadi, head of acquisitions and sales, Emea, at Lebanon’s Mc Distribution, to launch Easy Riders Films, a new Paris-based production company.If Easy Riders Films first titles are anything to go by –…
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‘The Insult’ Producer Teams With Helmer for ‘Le Pape’ (Exclusive)
Jean Brehat’s Tessalit Prods., the outfit behind Ziad Doueiri’s Oscar-nominated “The Insult,” is teaming with French journalist-turned-director Sylvain Estibal on his sophomore outing, “Le Pape.”His feature debut, “When Pigs Have Wings” (pictured above), a Gaza-set satire about a penniless fisherman Jafaar (Sasson Gabbay), won best first film at France’s Cesar Awards in 2012 after playing…