Lebanese film Bil Halal screens to critical acclaim east and west
Photo: A scene from Lebanese film Bil Halal / Courtesy Razor Filmproduktion and Sabbah Media Group
After successfully screening at film festivals throughout western and Arab countries, Bil Halal (Halal Love) has now captured the hearts of Japanese audiences.
The Lebanese romantic comedy/drama scooped the Fukuoka Audience Award at the 26th edition of Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival on September 20.
It was the first time ever for an Arabic movie to take part in this event, but it managed to garner the largest number of audience votes, beating 84 films from 23 Asian countries.
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