A Sad and Beautiful World
Cyril Aris
Levanon. 2025. 110 min
In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
CYRIL ARIS
Lebanese writer-director, Cyril Aris’s feature documentary The Swing (2018) premiered in Karlovy Vary. His second feature documentary Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano (2023), recipient of a grant from the Sundance Institute, premiered in the main competition of Karlovy Vary, won a special jury mention, and played in BFI, CPH DOX, DOC NYC and over 80 festivals. His short film The President’s Visit (2017) premiered at TIFF and played in over 100 festivals. He holds an MFA from Columbia
University and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
FILMOGRAPHY
A Sad and Beautiful World (Feature Fiction, 2025)
Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano (Feature Documentary,
2023)
Beating Hearts (Short Documentary, 2020)
The Swing (Feature Documentary, 2018)
The President’s Visit (Short Film, 2017)
Siham (Short Film, 2013)
Beirut, I Love You (TV series, 53 episodes, 2011-12)
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