A Sad and Beautiful World

Our August film is a love story from Lebanon. A Sad and Beautiful World won 16 international awards, has a 7.6 rating on IMDB and was Lebanon Oscar submission earlier this year. It will open in Orinda on 8/21/26 .
Synopsis: Across three decades of passion, loss, and hope, Nino and Yasmina are bound by a magnetic relationship. Torn between love and survival, they must decide whether to build a family and seek happiness in Lebanon, or leave their home, amid the country's unfolding tragedies.
Winner of the Audience Award at the Venice Film Festival and selected as Lebanon’s Official Entry for the 98th Academy Awards, A Sad and Beautiful World spans decades of love, heartbreak, and hope. The film follows childhood sweethearts Nino and Yasmina as they find their way back to each...
Trailer: https://youtu.be/pGHWEz1-W-E