‘solitaire’ tries to kindle love between syrian lebanese societies
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‘Solitaire’ tries to kindle love between Syrian, Lebanese societies

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actress Betty Taoutel
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Therese is a Lebanese mother keen to meet her daughter’s groom-to-be, but she gets the shock of her life when she hears his Syrian accent.
“Solitaire,” which premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival, reflects a history of animosity accumulated over years of Syrian intervention in Lebanon.
It also highlights the mounting tension between Lebanon’s small population and the hundreds of thousands of Syrians who have fled their own country’s devastating war since 2011.
Therese lost her brother in Syrian bombing during 1975-1990 Lebanon’s civil war. His portrait on the wall loomed large over Samer and his family as they sat in Therese’s living room.
“Send them away to where they came from,” she ordered her daughter Ghada, who met Samir in Dubai.
“Your future mother-in-law seems racist!” followed the warning from the Syrian suitor’s mother.
For film director Sophie Boutros, the antagonism in her feature film is “rooted in an unpleasant history between the Lebanese and the Syrians during Lebanon’s war.”
The film is “an observation of something that is real and that we should shed a light on,” Boutros told AFP on the red carpet.
Lebanese and Syrian actors star in the 92-minute film, whose script was written jointly by Boutros and Jordan’s Nadia Eliewat.
“The timing of the movie is good because of the current tension,” said Lebanese actress Betty Taoutel, who plays the role of Ghada’s aunt.
“People hate each other sometimes because of politics, despite the fact that we are all victims of these politics,” she said.
Television producer Elie Aramouni said Boutros has managed in her first movie to “strike a balance in a very sensitive story.”
“The best thing about Solitaire is that it does not preach. It introduces the problem as is,” he said.
Solitaire is scheduled for release in March in Lebanese cinemas, while the Dubai film festival, featuring 156 films from 55 countries, ends on Wednesday.

Source: Arab News

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