Sweet discomfort of missed connections

Zahi returns from Germany to Lebanon to receive the corpse of his father who was kidnapped in the Lebanese civil war for 35 years. When he goes to the hospital to collect the corpse to bury it, he discovers that the corpse disappeared again. Zahi finds himself stuck between two worlds where he cannot relate or communicate with either of them while trying to explore the possibility of such a disappearance.

Directed by Hussen Ibraheem, Sweet discomfort of missed connections leans on a strong ensemble — Rodrigue Sleiman, Elisabeth Kastner, Jessica Mansour — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 2018.