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  • 2022
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2022
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 46 m

Summary In the not-so-distant future, the free-spirited Badri family have escaped the toxic pollution and social unrest of Beirut by seeking refuge in an idyllic mountain home. Without warning, the government starts to build a garbage landfill right outside their fence, intruding on their domestic utopia and bringing the trash and corruption of ...

Directed By: Mounia Akl

Written By: Clara Roquet, Mounia Akl

  • 2022
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2022
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 46 m

Costa Brava, Lebanon

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Summary In the not-so-distant future, the free-spirited Badri family have escaped the toxic pollution and social unrest of Beirut by seeking refuge in an idyllic mountain home. Without warning, the government starts to build a garbage landfill right outside their fence, intruding on their domestic utopia and bringing the trash and corruption of ...

Directed By: Mounia Akl

Written By: Clara Roquet, Mounia Akl

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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13 Reviews
7% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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100
Sep 18, 2021
For a movie about government incompetence married to government malfeasance, Costa Brava, Lebanon is surprisingly funny.
By Andrew Crump FULL REVIEW
91
Jul 18, 2022
Costa Brava, Lebanon may be a fantasy memory of Lebanon’s past, but it’s alive and well in the hearts of its people.
By Jude Dry FULL REVIEW
90
Jul 14, 2022
Mounia 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.
By Ronda Racha Penrice FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 21, 2022
A promising debut from a new international voice.
By Sumner Forbes FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 15, 2022
The 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.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 14, 2022
If a fuller sense of their humanity is sometimes lost to the ideas they serve, Akl has nonetheless produced a smart and sensitive film.
By Austin Considine FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 18, 2021
When it comes to individual people and their hopes, fears and desires, Akl has a talent for both the surreal flourish and the grounded insight. In this case, the bigger picture and the larger point are what prove elusive, leaving the whole enterprise feeling sadly schematic.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Abbout Productions, Barentsfilm, Boo Pictures, Cinémadefacto, Fox in the Snow Films, Gaïjin, Ginger Beirut Production, Lastor Media, Participant, Snowglobe Films
Release Date Jul 15, 2022
Duration 1 h 46 m
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Website https://variety.com/2021/film/global/participant-mk2-films-endeavor-content-partner-up-on-nadine-labaki-costa-brava-lebanon-1235019458/
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Awards

El Gouna Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
London Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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