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"1982" is a life-affirming coming-of-age tale set at an idyllic school in Lebanon’s mountains on the eve of a looming invasion. It unfolds over a single day and follows an 11-year-old boy’s relentless quest to profess his love to a girl in his class. As the invasion encroaches on Beirut, it upends the day, threatening the entire country and its cohesion. Within the microcosm of the school, the film draws a harrowing portrait of a society torn between its desire for love and peace and the ideological schisms unraveling its seams. In his debut feature, director Oualid Mouaness delivers an ode to innocence in which he revisits one of the most cataclysmic moments in Lebanon's history through the lens of a child and his vibrant imagination. The film demonstrates the complexities of love and war, and the resilience of the human spirit.

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Director
Oualid Mouaness
Editor
Jad Dani Ali Hassan
Editor
Sabine El Gemayel
Director of Photography
Brian Rigney Hubbard
Production Designer
Cesar El Hayeck
Composer
Nadim Mishlawi
Re-recording Mixes
Juan Campos
Sound Designer
Rana Eid
Yasmine
Nadine Labaki
Wissam
Mohamad Dalli
Joseph
Rodrigue Sleiman
Majid
Ghassan Maalouf
Ms. Laila
Aliya Khalidi
Joanna
Gia Madi
Abir
Lelya Harkous
Carole (Majid's Mother)
Zeina Saab De Melero
George
Said Serhan
Moses
Joseph Azoury