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A Perfect Day

Oct 19 & 20, 2025
    Part of
  • Where Do We Go Now?: Lebanese Women in Film
  • and
  • BAM Film 2025
Directed by Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige (2005)
With Ziad Saad, Julia Kassar, Alexandra Kahwagi, Rabih Mroué, Carole Schoucair, Joseph Nader, Pascale Sekkar, Joseph Sassine
In bustling Beirut, Malek catches a fleeting glimpse of Zeina, the woman he loves but who no longer wants to see him, for only a fleeting moment before she disappears into the midday traffic. Struggling with a sleep disorder and a mother consumed by the past, he searches for connection in a city full of ghosts. Over the course of one transformative day, he confronts family loss, unspoken grief, and the possibility of rekindled love in Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige’s 2005 drama.

UPCOMING Screenings

      RUNNING TIME

      88min

      VENUE

      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      BAM Rose Cinemas

      FORMAT

      DCP

      LANGUAGE

      In Arabic with English subtitles

      TICKET INFORMATION

      General Admission: $17
      Members: $8.50
      Please note: A $2 handling fee per ticket will be added to your order.

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