Sajed Amer

Set in the early years of the Syrian war, Valley of Exile chronicles the journey of Rima and Nour, two sisters who find unexpected refuge in a makeshift settlement in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley after fleeing war-torn Damascus. Older sister Rima, who is eight months pregnant, is set on reuniting with her husband and rebuilding their lives in Lebanon, while younger sister Nour is determined to find their missing brother and eventually returns home to Syria.​ In the camp, the sisters forge alliances with other women who are similarly forced to live without the support of family they’ve lost to the war. This propels them onto separate paths. But as days in the camp turn to weeks, Rima and Nour begin to realize that their exile is not only a struggle for survival, but ultimately a test of loyalty to their country, their family and each other.

Rabih, un jeune chanteur aveugle, parcourt le Liban après avoir découvert qu’il n’était pas le fils biologique de ses parents. Sa quête d’identité, son désir d’accompagner sa chorale à l’étranger et la recherche de son oncle disparu et seul détenteur de la vérité, se confondent en une même fébrilité. À travers cette quête, Rabih dresse le portrait d’une nation tout entière incapable de relater sa propre Histoire.

In the northern mountains of Lebanon, a Syrian man hoping to reunite with family torn apart by war encounters two Palestinian children whose own stories of exile provide a glimpse into the uncertainties he must face as a refugee.