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A couple decide to leave the toxic pollution of their home city of Beirut, hoping to build a utopian existence in a pristine home in the mountains.
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| The PlaylistAndrew CrumpFor a movie about government incompetence married to government malfeasance, Costa Brava, Lebanon is surprisingly funny. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)Roxana HadadiAkl and Clara Roqet’s script provides depth to these characters and immerses us in each of their perspectives and relationships — which shift along lines of blood and love. |
| Original-CinLiam LaceyWithin the back and forth of family squabbles and warm moments, there are also sprinkles of magic realist beauty. |
| Screen DailyWendy IdeCosta Brava, Lebanon is a terrific feature debut from Mounia Akl which works both as a compelling domestic drama and an elegant political allegory. |
| TheWrapRonda Racha PenriceMounia Akl’s debut feature film Costa Brava, Lebanon is valiant filmmaking. Using the beauty of cinema to show the destruction of man’s cruelty to the environment is not just effective — it’s heartbreaking. |
| IndieWireJude DryCosta Brava, Lebanon may be a fantasy memory of Lebanon’s past, but it’s alive and well in the hearts of its people. |
| Film ThreatSumner ForbesA promising debut from a new international voice. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreA mix of overt shouting matches and subtler moments illustrate this war of wills, ideologies and parenting styles. And the odd hallucinatory reverie reminds the characters, and the viewer, that try as we might, there’s no wishing a big problem away when it comes bulldozing and dynamiting at your door. |
| RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyThe film’s images entangle us with the characters, which makes its indeterminate ending a little more disappointing than it might have been. But this post-cataclysm habitat is worth paying a visit anyway. |
| Film ThreatHanna B.While the narrative features magical realism, it lacks levity, which will probably make it less appealing to a select few. Nonetheless, this is something uniquely special and a perfect, alluring example of all that is wrong with the world we’re living in. |
