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Backgammon

· 15 min · Not rated

Drama · Romance

Two elderly friends engage in a tense backgammon game, where decades of unspoken truths are confronted.

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Directors
Claude Bou Haroun
Production companies
Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts
Countries
Lebanon
Status
Released

Top Cast

Marcelino MhawejElie (Young)
Rodrigue AzizMaroun (Young)
Georges DahdahElie (Older)
Hassan-Behrouz LavassanyMaroun (Older)

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