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A catastrophic explosion in the Port of Beirut on August 4, 2020, devastated not only a large part of the Lebanese capital, but also what remained of its inhabitants’ hopes for a dignified life in a country without corruption. The trauma also paralyses a film crew in the middle of production. The question of whether to keep on pursuing their dream project becomes increasingly obtrusive. And what of destiny, and its near-fatal impediments? A film about (the genesis of) a film; a vivid account of the state of an exquisite, ailing country; a dramatic ballad depicting a terrible dilemma: Should one remain in a beloved homeland, even if this means living below the threshold of human dignity? Should one press on with a journey rendered in the words of Lebanese poet Nadia Tueni: “I choose the sea in spite of shipwrecks”? (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
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During the film, one of the actors says something to the effect that he feels like he's in a Lost in La Mancha kind of documentary, which is quite interesting, because while this film would like to approach the depth of the desolation and destruction of filmmaking that was described in Lost in La Mancha, we don't quite feel that depth here, despite some very similar thematic aspects, and the circumstances of the problematic making of Costa Brava, Lebanon are far more tragic and embedded in modern history. Nevertheless, Dancing on the Edge of the Volcano is still a very impressive documentary with a plot that practically has a complete dramatic structure, so it could easily pass for a very compelling drama. [KVIFF 2023]
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