"1982" is a life-affirming coming-of-age tale set at an idyllic school in Lebanon’s mountains on the eve of a looming invasion. It unfolds over a single day and follows an 11-year-old boy’s relentless quest to profess his love to a girl in his class. As the invasion encroaches on Beirut, it upends the day, threatening the entire country and its cohesion. Within the microcosm of the school, the film draws a harrowing portrait of a society torn between its desire for love and peace and the ideological schisms unraveling its seams. In his debut feature, director Oualid Mouaness delivers an ode to innocence in which he revisits one of the most cataclysmic moments in Lebanon's history through the lens of a child and his vibrant imagination. The film demonstrates the complexities of love and war, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Directing | Oualid Mouaness | Director |
Camera | Brian Rigney Hubbard | Director of Photography |
Editing | Jad Dani Ali Hassan | Editor |
Production | Oualid Mouaness | Producer |
Writing | Oualid Mouaness | Screenplay |
Art | César Hayek | Production Design |
Sound | Nadim Mishlawi | Original Music Composer |
Production | Georges Schoucair | Producer |
Production | Myriam Sassine | Producer |
Production | Alix Madigan-Yorkin | Producer |
Production | Christopher Tricarico | Producer |
Editing | Sabine El Gemayel | Editor |
Production | Candice Abela-Mikati | Executive Producer |
Production | Lara Karam Chekerjian | Line Producer |
Production | Abla Khoury | Line Producer |
Production | Fouad Mikati | Executive Producer |
Production | Louis Nader | Co-Producer |
Production | David A. Smith | Executive Producer |
Production | Michel Zana | Associate Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Wael Boutros | Costume Design |
Sound | Rayan Al Obeidyine | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Jad Asmar | Boom Operator |
Sound | Juan Campos | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Rana Eid | Sound Designer |
Sound | Chadi Kanj | Boom Operator |
Sound | François Yazbeck | Sound Editor |
Crew | Benjamin Balcom | Additional Music |
Sound | Benjamin Balcom | Music Editor |