Safar barlek

Jan 1 1967 N/A 1h 55m
Drama, Musical

The film is set around 1914 when Lebanon was under the Ottoman Empire rule. The empire enslaved men to work for free. Abdou goes to get Adla the engagement ring but he's arrested with others and are taken to cut lumber. Meanwhile the Ottomans prevent the wheat from arriving to certain villages because they want to defuse the ongoing resistance operations led by Abou Ahmed. Adla travels to where some say Abdou is held prisoner and she meets with Abou Ahmed. She along other villagers start helping the resistance get the wheat to the people. When they accomplish their mission, Abou Ahmed, freed Abdou and others escape because now they're wanted, but on a promise to return and to continue fighting.

Plot

During the war in 1914, the Othoman empire forbided weat toenter the lands of Lebanon in order to make the Lebanese people starve. In addition to that, the Othoman empire was taking men to work for free in forgotten places. From those men, Abdo; Adla's fiancé, who was taken also to work for free, in a place where persecution rules. Adla decides to look for her fiancé who hasn't returned to the village yet. But her decision has a cost that leads her to unpredictable situations.

Written by

Assi Rahbani, Mansour Rahbani

Directed by

Henry Barakat

Cast

Fairuz, Elie Choueiri, Berj Fazlian

Crew

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Production Countries

Lebanon

Production Companies

Phenicia Films

Languages

Awards

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