Saba explained that “A Mafraq Road”, which is distributed by the “Cedars Art Production” company (Sabah Brothers), will be shown in the United States, Canada, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and the Kurdistan region of Iraq, expecting that it will “attract the Lebanese spread and many fans of Lebanon, especially the Arabs, in view of the scenes depicted in Qannoubine, which evoke nostalgia for the beautiful nature of Lebanon and the simple way of life in it.
The film will be released in Lebanese cinemas on December 15th, and its promotional advertisement has been launched.
Saba is preparing with the film’s heroes, Shadi Haddad, Julia Kassar, Betty Tuttle, Mirna Moukarzel, Cynthia Karam and Ruba Zaarour, in addition to the film’s writer, Josephine Habshi, to go to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the premiere of the film on December 3 and 4 in the category of “Arab masterpieces” in the session. The second for the Red Sea International Film Festival.
Produced by “Wakanda Films” and ART, and supported by the French National Cinema Center (CNC), with the participation of elite actors such as Refaat Tarabay, Nicolas Daniel, Hayam Abu Chedid, Josiane Boulos, Imad Feghali and Charbel Ziadeh, the film deals with the story of a famous Lebanese actor who competes with an Italian actor to play the role of the Pope when he He was a young man in a world film. In preparation for meeting the Supreme Pontiff, who will choose one of them to embody his personality, he heads to Qannoubine to get away from the noise of his life. Coincidence leads him to spend his isolation in a nunnery, where he meets an attractive girl. A series of funny adventures begins that brings Hadi back to the simplicity and essence of life and puts him in front of choices that will change the course of his life.