The 4th Wall

Story

Synopsis

Lebanon, 1982. To keep a promise made to an old friend, Georges, an idealistic theater director, travels to Beirut for a project as utopian as it is risky: to stage the play Antigone on the front line, in order to steal a moment of peace from the raging civil war. The characters will be played by actors from different political and religious camps. Lost in a city and a conflict he knows nothing about, Georges is guided by Marwan. As fighting resumes, everything is soon called into question, and Georges, who falls in love with Imane, has to face up to the reality of war.

Director

David Oelhoffen

Writers

Sorj Chalandon, David Oelhoffen

Language

French

Country

Belgium, France, Luxembourg

Release date

15 January 2025

Budget

$3,200,000

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Laurent Lafitte

  Georges

• 

  Simon Abkarian

  Marwan

• 

  Manal Issa

  Imane

• 

  Tarek Yaacoub

  Nakad

• 

  Bernard Bloch

  Sam Akounis

• 

  Aude-Laurence Clermont Biver

  Amie Pro-Palestinienne

• 

  Joël Delsaut

  Mari de Isabelle

• Véronique Fauconnet

  Isabelle

• 

  Elsa Rauchs

  Infirmière

• Tarek Bachacha

  Chirgurgien à Ghaza

• Renée Ghosh

  Femme de Marwan

• Dana Mikhail

  Yevkine