VII PILLARS ENTERTAINMENT
HONG KONG LONDON
3 Wins & 8 Nominations
From The Producer Of
Academny Award Nominated Drama "THE INSULT"
Original Score By Academy Award Winner GABRIEL YARED
A Film By JIMMY KEYROUZ
BROKEN KEYS
A Musician Defies ISIS in Lebanon’s Oscar Contender
- VARIETY
Broken Keys conveys music as beacon of hope, filling the void left by the battle for survival in a war-torn world, affecting millions of souls trapped in this calamity.
“Music is what feelings sound like.”
Jimmy Keyrouz - Director
SYNOPSIS
2013. Karim, a pianist, lives in a hideout, in a war-torn village in Syria. His dream is to escape the country to Europe and continue his music career. The only way he can gather money to leave is to sell his most precious possession, the piano he inherited from his mother. But things entangle when his piano is shot. Karim has to embark on a dangerous quest to repair his broken keys...
Through the transcendent power of music, the film explores survival, resistance, defiance, war and hope. It represents the fight for art and the profound impact that it has on a broken society. It’s a reminder that even in a world torn by war, terrorism, and daily abuses of human rights; the beauty of music and its unifying properties don’t lessen, making it a cause worth fighting for.
REVIEW
Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer 100% Fresh
IMDB Score 6.5
Jimmy Keyrouz draws inspiration from true events in Syria for his début feature, while providing a hopeful perspective on the battle between religious extremism and the arts.
FRANCE 24
Inspired by true events and expanded from his 2016 short Nocturne In Black, Jimmy Keyrouz's impressive debut feature captures the horrors of everyday life in war-torn Syria.
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
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A tale of quiet resistance and hope for a better future in the face of conflict, which though a little broad brush in its strokes and tending towards sentimentality in places, nevertheless packages its difficult themes well for a mainstream.
EYE FOR FILM
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This moving drama centers on a Syrian pianist persecuted by ISIS because Sharia Law forbids music.
AWARDS DAILY
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Keyrouz displays a talent for helming action and definitely knows how to build tension.
VARIETY
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CAST
Sara Abi Kanaan
Adel Karam (The Insult, Caramel)
Tarek Yaacoub
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DIRECTOR
Jimmy Keyrouz
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COMPOSER
Gabriel Yared(The English Patient – Oscar for BestOriginal Score, The TalentedMr. Ripley, Cold Mountain)
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RUNNING TIME
110 min
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LANGUAGE
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GENRE
War Drama
PRODUCERS
Ezekiel Film Production
