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Falafel is a film of genre Drama directed by Michel Kammoun released in USA on 16 september 2006 with Elie Mitri
Falafel (2007)
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Add to a movie listFalafel (Arabic: فلافل) is a 2006 Lebanese film written and directed by Michel Kammoun. It world premiered on September 16, 2006 at the Ayam Beirut Festival.
Falafel is Kammoun's first feature film.
Synopsis
A summer evening in Beirut. The life of Toufic, a young Lebanese man, and his nightly strolls. Between his family, friends and love affairs, he tries to seize every day of his life, through pleasures and entertainment. For him, every second is the most important. Soon he discovers that having a normal life, in this country, is a luxury. 15 years after the war had ended, a volcano is lying dormant on every street corner, like a time-ticking bomb that is ready explode… This night will be pivotal in the life of the young man. It was produced by Elle Kensington.Actors
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