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Ghadi
Ghadi

Ghadi

Every city needs an angel

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Leba is a music instructor who lives in a small Lebanese town. Social pressure leads him to get married and have children. Lara, his beloved wife, births a girl, later other one and finally Ghadi, a boy with special needs related with Down Syndrome. Ghadi could have been a burden, but he is a cause of pride and joy for all of them —but a test too that proves the intolerance of other people.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

31 October 2013

Country

Lebanon

Cast

Georges Khabbaz

Georges Khabbaz

Leba Seba

Lara Rain

Lara Rain

Lara Seba

Emmanuel Khairallah

Emmanuel Khairallah

Ghadi

Camille Salameh

Camille Salameh

The Barber

Rodrigue Sleiman

Rodrigue Sleiman

Gerard

Samir Youssef

Samir Youssef

Lello

Caroline Labaki

Caroline Labaki

Nisrine

Tarek Bacha

Tarek Bacha

Police Officer

Giselle Boueiz

Giselle Boueiz

Neighbour

Christine Choueiri

Christine Choueiri

Sophie

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