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Listen

اسمعي

Synopsis

Despite living in a doomed country that hangs by a thread, Joud, a handsome sound engineer meets and falls in love with strong and free-spirited Rana. The young lovers, from completely different social and religious backgrounds, are drawn closer to each other, but a drastic turn of events gets between them and Rana suddenly slips away. As her parents forbid Joud from seeing her, the young man determined to see her again, finds new means of communicating with her by convincing Marwa, her sister, to download his voice messages and secretly play them to Rana

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director
Philippe Aractingi
Screenplay & Story
Philippe Aractingi, Mona Krayem
Original Score
Sandra Arslanian, Ranine Chaar, Samer Saem El Daher
Original Title
اسمعي
Country of Origin
Lebanon
Spoken Languages
Arabic
Runtime
1h 49m
Production Studios
Fantascope

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Philippe Aractingi

Screenplay & Story

Philippe Aractingi, Mona Krayem

Original Score & Music

Sandra Arslanian, Ranine Chaar, Samer Saem El Daher

Director of Photography

Christopher Aoun

Department Leadership Roster

Philippe Aractingi

Philippe Aractingi

Director

Philippe Aractingi

Philippe Aractingi

Writer

Mona Krayem

Writer

Sandra Arslanian

Original Music Composer

Ranine Chaar

Original Music Composer

Samer Saem El Daher

Original Music Composer

Christopher Aoun

Christopher Aoun

Director of Photography

Official cinematic photography and background stills for Listen.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Listen

Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.

What is Listen about?

Despite living in a doomed country that hangs by a thread, Joud, a handsome sound engineer meets and falls in love with strong and free-spirited Rana. The young lovers, from completely different social and religious backgrounds, are drawn closer to each other, but a drastic turn of events gets between them and Rana suddenly slips away. As her parents forbid Joud from seeing her, the young man determined to see her again, finds new means of communicating with her by convincing Marwa, her sister, to download his voice messages and secretly play them to Rana

Who directed Listen?

Listen was directed by Philippe Aractingi.

Who stars in Listen?

The principal cast of Listen includes Hadi Bou Ayash, Ruba Zaarour, Yara Bou Nassar, Nagham Abboud, Rafik Ali Ahmad.

When was Listen released and how long is it?

Listen was released in 2017 with a total runtime of 1h 49m.

Who composed the musical score for Listen?

The original motion picture soundtrack for Listen was composed by Sandra Arslanian, Ranine Chaar, Samer Saem El Daher.