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| Directed by | Oualid Mouaness |
| Written by | Oualid Mouaness |
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| Cinematography | Brian Rigney Hubbard |
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| Music by | Nadim Mishlawi |
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| Distributed by | MC Distribution |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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| Box office | $60,751[2] |
1982 is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Oualid Mouaness, and starring Nadine Labaki and Mohamad Dalli.[3]
The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the NETPAC Award for World or International Asian Film Premiere.[4] It was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.[5][6] It won the 2021 Cannes Film Festival Young Cinema sidebar {Prix Cannes Ecrans Juniors 2021}.[7][1]
Plot[edit]
Set against the beginning of the 1982 Lebanon War, the film stars Nadine Labaki as Yesmine, a schoolteacher in Beirut, and Mohamad Dalli as Wissam, a young boy in her class who is trying to find the courage to tell his classmate Joanna (Gia Madi) that he has a crush on her.[8]
Production[edit]
1982 was produced by companies based in Lebanon, Norway, France and Qatar. North American digital, ancillary & broadcast rights were purchased by Utopia. North American theatrical, events & educational rights are held by Tricycle Logic.
See also[edit]
- List of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Lebanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References[edit]
- ^ "'1982' explores the complexities of love and war in Lebanon". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "1982". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ E. Nina Rothe, "Nadine Labaki stars in Oualid Mouaness’s debut film '1982'". The National, July 16, 2019.
- ^ Jessica Wong, "TIFF 2019: Jojo Rabbit captures TIFF People's Choice Award". CBC News, September 15, 2019.
- ^ "« 1982 » de Oualid Mouaness : le choix du Liban aux oscars". L'Orient-Le Jour. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (28 September 2019). "Oscars: Lebanon Selects '1982' for International Feature Film Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Rencontres Cinématographiques de Cannes".
- ^ Linda Barnard, "Oualid Mouaness tells the story of a boyhood crush and a nation at war in '1982'". The National, September 10, 2019.
