In White

Story

Synopsis

Lara, a 24 year old Lebanese artist living in NYC, returns home to Beirut for her father’s funeral. Her elegant strong-willed mother, Rima, pushes for Lara to behave in accordance with the social mores of Beirut and the traditional ways of grieving. Lara, in mourning and in need of her family, yields. Her Jewish Canadian fiancee, Noah, shows up to support her – but is surprised to discover that Lara has never told her family about him. Lara can’t bring herself to risk losing her family but eventually must find a way to be true to herself.

Director

Dania Bdeir

Writers

Dania Bdeir

Language

English

Release date

12 November 2017

Ensemble

Cast

• Maria Achkar

• Roula Hamadeh

• Benjamin Zusman

• Marwa Khalil

• Lucie Choucair

• Julien Farhat