The read
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
In a war-torn Middle Eastern city where music has been banned by Islamic extremists, Karim, a brilliant musician, struggles to rebuild his destroyed piano while trying to escape to Europe.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do.
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Gabriel YaredOriginal Music Composer
- Jimmy KeyrouzDirector
- Jimmy KeyrouzScreenplay
Cast
- Tarek YaacoubKarim
- Rola BaksmatiSamar
- Mounir MaasriAbou Moussa
- Ibrahim El KurdiZiad
- Julian FarhatAbdalah
- Sara Abu KanaanMaya
- Badih Abou ChakraJoseph
- Gabriel YammineMoonif
- Hassan MradAkram
- Adel KaramTarek
- Fadi Abi SamraBassam
- Leila KamariRasha
Stills
Themes
based on true storyreligious fundamentalismsharia lawisis (daesh)syrian refugeemale pianistsyrian civil warpolitical persecutionbased on short film