Switzerland / Oct 06, 2024 / Zurich Film Festival
To Close Your Eyes And See Fire (2025)
Directed by Jakob Carl Sauer, Nicola von Leffern
1h 38minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Beirut lies in ruins. After the explosion in the city's port, collective trauma rises to the surface. How can life succeed after such a tragedy? The film carefully observes the following three years and zooms in on the lives of Aya - a Syrian refugee girl, Selim - an activist and painter, the Aladdin family - mourning a tragic loss, Yasmin - picking up calls at a suicide prevention hotline, and Andrea - who still believes in the city's spark for change. Meanwhile, a smoldering fire keeps on lingering in the port’s silos like a cautionary tale. Is it time to leave?
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Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | To Close Your Eyes And See Fire |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, English, Français |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Golden Girls Filmproduktion |
| Release date | 5 settembre 2025 |
| Production | Peter Drossler, Sabine Gruber, Arash T. Riahi, Jakob Carl Sauer, Nicola von Leffern |
| Writer | Nicola von Leffern, Jakob Carl Sauer |
| Editing | Matthias Writze, Bernhard Schlick |
| Cinematography | Jakob Carl Sauer |
| Assistant directors | Jakob Carl Sauer, Nicola von Leffern |
| Camera operators | Jakob Carl Sauer |
| Additional photography | Jakob Carl Sauer |
| Music | HVOB, Nicola von Leffern, Karim Weth |
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| Sound | Nicola von Leffern, HVOB, Karim Weth |
Release dates
Premiere
Austria / Mar 29, 2025 / Diagonale
Theatrical release
Austria / Sep 05, 2025
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