To Close Your Eyes And See Fire (2025)
Beirut lies in ruins. After the explosion in the city's port, collective trauma rises to the surface. How can life succeed after such a tragedy? The film carefully observes the following three years and zooms in on the lives of Aya - a Syrian refugee girl, Selim - an activist and painter, the Aladdin family - mourning a tragic loss, Yasmin - picking up calls at a suicide prevention hotline, and Andrea - who still believes in the city's spark for change. Meanwhile, a smoldering fire keeps on lingering in the port’s silos like a cautionary tale. Is it time to leave?
Directors: Nicola von Leffern, Jakob Carl Sauer.
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Andrea Fahed as |
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Aya Al Mustafa as |
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Jamal Aladdin as |
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Nabila Aladdin Hamada as |
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Selim Mawad as |
| Directing | Nicola von Leffern | Director |
| Directing | Jakob Carl Sauer | Director |
| Camera | Jakob Carl Sauer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Nicola von Leffern | Writer |
| Writing | Jakob Carl Sauer | Writer |
| Editing | Matthias Writze | Editor |
| Sound | Nicola von Leffern | Sound |
| Production | Peter Drossler | Producer |
| Production | Sabine Gruber | Producer |
| Production | Arash T. Riahi | Producer |
| Production | Jakob Carl Sauer | Producer |
| Production | Nicola von Leffern | Producer |
| Sound | HVOB | Music |
| Sound | Karim Weth | Sound Designer |
| Production | Magdalena Reichinger | Production Assistant |
| Production | Lisa Jabornig | Production Assistant |
| Production | Selina Vancata | Production Assistant |
| Production | Valentin Renoldner | Post Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Bernhard Schlick | Color Grading |
