Bosta (film)
| Bosta | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Philippe Aractingi |
| Written by | Philippe Aractingi |
| Produced by | Philippe Aractingi |
| Starring | Rodney el Haddad Nadine Labaki Nada Abou Farhat Omar Rajeh Liliane Nemri Bshara Atallah Mounir Malaeb Mahmoud Mabsout Rana Alamudin Karam Sabah Badr Haddad |
| Edited by | Dana K. Trometer |
| Music by | Simon Emmerson Ali El Khatib Martin Russell |
Release date | 2005 |
Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Language | Arabic |
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dabkeh (dance) sequences and composed the film's underscore respectively.[1]
Quoting from the official site:
Bosta is a road musical that takes the audience on a wonderful journey across various Lebanese regions... a journey accompanied by a groundbreaking soundtrack and, of course, this truly pioneering dance, the electro-dabkeh.
Bosta was the best selling film in Lebanon in 2006.[2] The movie was submitted as the official Lebanese entry in the 79th Academy Awards (Oscars) in the Best Foreign Language Film category.[3]
References
- ^ Bosta | 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival | Philippe Aractingi | Lebanon Archived February 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ AOL Neuf Cegetel - Club Internet Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The 79th Academy Awards Foreign Language Film Submissions - the Oscar Guy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2007-02-23.
External links
- Official website
- Bosta at IMDb
- Trailer of the movie
- An edited suite of music from Martin Russell's underscore (streaming audio).[permanent dead link]
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