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The Rooster

World premiere
Available online: 25/03/2024
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Director Chadi Younes
Choreographer Rolly Dib
Lebanon 2023
8 minutes
"In our neighbourhood, lives a sadist slaying rooster!" a poet recites for a dictator rising to power.

Synopsis

"In our neighborhood, lives a rooster. In our neighborhood, lives a sadist slaying rooster!" With these first words, Syrian writer and poet Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani recites the journey of a dictator rising to power.

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"In our neighborhood, lives a rooster. In our neighborhood, lives a sadist slaying rooster!" With these first words, Syrian writer and poet Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani recites the journey of a dictator rising to power.

Full credits

Section
Competition Shorts and International Short Film Competition
Director
Chadi Younes
Choreographer
Rolly Dib
Production countries
Lebanon
Production year
2023
Duration
8 minutes
Producer
Rolly Dib
Distribution
Olive Tree productions

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