In 1958, as a woman gave birth to her first child in Senegal, a country that had offered her refuge, her native land of Lebanon was going up in flames, and plunged into the political chaos that preceded the civil war. A film essay of sixty-six minutes, 1958 was inspired by two events that marked the life of its director Ghassan Salhab, born in Dakar to Lebanese parents: his birth in Africa and the troubles in Lebanon during the presidency of Camille Chamoun.

2009 - Lebanon - Beta digital PAL - Color - 66'

Directing: Ghassan Salhab

Original version: Arabic/French/English

GENRE:
Documentary

YEAR:
2009

COUNTRY:
Lebanon

DURATION:
66 min

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Sarmad Louis

EDITING:
Simon El Habre

SOUND:
Karine Basha & Rana Eid

PRODUCER:
Abbout Productions (Georges Schoucair)

DISTRIBUTORS:
MC Distribution

2009 | MIEFF, Abu Dhabi
* DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
* GULF PREMIERE

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IT
Nel 1958 una donna partorisce il primogenito in Senegal, la sua terra d'accoglienza, mentre il Libano, suo paese d'origine, è in preda ai tumulti e al caos politico che condurrà alla guerra civile. Film saggio di sessantasei minuti, 1958 si ispira a due fatti che hanno segnato la vita del regista Ghassan Salhab, nato a Dakar da genitori libanesi: la sua nascita in Africa e i disordini in Libano durante la presidenza di Camille Chamoun.

2009 - Beta digital PAL - Color - 66'

Regia : Ghassan Salhab
Versione originale : Arabic/French/English

Interpreti
Zahia Salhab, Aouni Kawas

Immagini
Sarmad Louis

Musiche
Vasks, Wooden Shjips, Scelsi, Asmahan

Scenario
Ghassan Salhab

Suono
Karine Bacha, Rana Eid

Montaggio
Simon El Habre

FESTIVALS / AWARDS
2009 | 62nd Film Festival Locarno | www.pardo.ch
* Sezione : Film delle giurie

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DE
1958 bringt eine Frau ihr erstes Kind zur Welt - und das in Senegal, ihrem Asylland, während der Libanon, ihre Heimat, in Flammen steht und in ein Chaos eintaucht, dem der Bürgerkrieg folgen wird. Dieser 66-minütige Essayfilm basiert auf zwei Ereignissen, die das Leben des Regisseurs Ghassan Salhab prägten, der in Dakar geboren wurde als Kind libanesischer Eltern: seine Geburt in Afrika und die Unruhen im Libanon während der Präsidentschaft von Camille Chamoun.

2009 - Beta digital PAL - Color - 66'

Regie : Ghassan Salhab
Originalversion : Arabic/French/English