Panoptic

  • Lebanon Banoptic (festival title)
Lebanon / United Arab Emirates, 2017, 79 min

Directed by:

Rana Eid

Screenplay:

Rana Eid

Cinematography:

Talal Khoury

Composer:

Nadim Mishlawi
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Delving into Beirut's underground, Panoptic explores Lebanon's schizophrenia. Depicting a nation thriving for modernity while ignoring the vices preventing it from achieving its goal, director Rana Eid examines this paradox through sound, iconic monuments and secret hideouts. (Locarno Festival)