The question for us was do we shoot these two movies or not?
Schoucair, who had returned to his nearby home, was also injured while his house was badly damaged.
It world premiered at Venice in 2021.
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I cant watch it.
Over eight hours there were 300 missiles.
We were shooting in the mountains with 63 people including Syrian actors, with these missiles, recounts Schoucair.
It was a nightmare.
After his body was found near Syrian city of Homs, there was a backlash against Syrian refugees.
So that was the mood of the shoot: the war, the missiles and the Syrians leaving.
We shot them back-to-back.
The first day of Cyrils film, was the last day of the other one.
Its a romantic comedy, following a couple across 30 years.
The last shot of the last day, his phone went.
On the monitor, you have Mounia playing the role.
On the phone, you have her [his wife] giving birth.
It was the last shot of the last day, I swear.
He was shooting and crying, and we heard the kid.
He said Cut, cheers and immediately ran off to take the plane.
Its the first time Ive done this for years.
My last movie wasCosta Brava, Lebanonand we shot in 2020.
Well shoot in the studios in Paris.
We have a second unit in Beirut, shooting the apartment, the kitchen, he says.
