Ziad Rahbani

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The Kite TrailerIf it weren't for the space of hope TrailerRegarding dignity and stubborn people Trailer

Lebanese composer, songwriter, singer, playwright, journalist and director. He began composing since he was six years old. He also composed his first song for for his mother, Fairouz, at only seventeen years old. Ever since, Ziad began working with his mother and the Rahbani family in their theatrical works at that time, then he also began writing and directing his own plays, which began to bear his own mark and his political and social views, which include (سهرية، نزل السرور، بالنسبة لبكرا شو، فيلم أمريكي طويل، شيء فاشل، بخصوص الكرامة والشعب العنيد). He's also written and composed several songs for Fairouz (البوسطة، عندي ثقة فيك، سلم لي عليه، إيه في أمل), and has taken part in several radio shows (العقل زينة، ياه ما أحلاكم، نص الألف 500) Ziad's first artistic work was "Sadiqi Allah" (My Friend God), a collection of writings between the years 1967 and 1968 when he was in his teens. In 1973, at age 17, Rahbani composed his first music for Fairuz. Assi Rahbani, his father, was hospitalized and his mother Fairuz was to play the leading role in Al Mahatta by the Rahbani brothers. Mansour Rahbani, his uncle, who had written the lyrics of a song about Assi Rahbani's forced absence, gave Ziad the task of composing its music. The song "Saalouni El Nass" (People Asked Me) gained Ziad recognition.

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Total trailers found: 15

The Kite Trailer (2004)

18 February 2004

A young 15 year old girl, Lamia, lives in a southern Lebanese village on the border with Israel. She is given in marriage to her cousin on the other side of the border.

American Motion Picture Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

During the early years of the Lebanese civil war inside a mental hospital located in West Beirut, we met seven patients and two drug addicts inside the walls of this hospital who suffer from severe cases, some of which came as a direct result of what happened during the war.

Whispers Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

At every station, between sites filled with poetry and nostalgia for a bygone era, the poet's dashed dreams and idealized vision of her country coincide with the director's own.

Alive: Music from Beirut Trailer (1991)

31 December 1991

The movie "Alive" by Ziad Rahbani, released in the early nineties, includes various video concerts that were held in the late eighties, after the release of "Relative Calm" CD.

Return to Haifa Trailer (1982)

02 January 1982

Return to Haifa is based on Kanafani’s novel the plot of which takes place in 1967, when Palestinian refugees living in the newly occupied territories had an opportunity to visit the places from which they had been expelled in 1948.

What About Tomorrow? Trailer (1978)

21 February 1978

Zakaria and Soraya, a married couple, decide to move to live in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, in order to improve their living conditions, and they join work in a bar in Hamra Street, which accepts the various segments of Lebanese society, which forces them to make many concessions in order to achieve the desired social advancement.

Nahla Trailer (1979)

02 January 1979

After the battle of Kfar Chouba in Lebanon in January 1975, Larbi Nasri, a young Algerian journalist, was caught in the whirlwind of events preceding the civil war.

Regarding dignity and stubborn people Trailer (1993)

12 March 1993

The events highlighted the resilience of the people of southern Lebanon in the face of any assault on their dignity, revealing how the enemy confronted a fierce opponent united in all its movements, currents, and factions.

Houdou Nisbi Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

A trip with Ziad Rahbani and his team into the making of "Houdou Nisbi".

Mays Al-Reem Trailer (1975)

20 June 1975

The play takes place in the village of Mays Al-Reem, which Zayoun (Fayruz) arrives on her way to Kazaa Kahlon to attend the wedding of her cousin, along with the wedding dress.

The station Trailer (1973)

27 February 1973

Warda is a strange girl who appears in a field to convince people that it is a train station and that a train will arrive with the promise of a better life.

A Civilized People Trailer (1999)

04 September 1999

Lebanese director Randa Chahal Sabbag spins this bleak war drama about the brutal absurdity of the urban warfare of Beirut during the 1980s.

Joy Descended Trailer (1974)

12 June 1974

Sahriye Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

In this 1973 theatrical production, written by Ziad Rahbani and directed by Nicholas Abu Samah, the story unfolds in a humble Lebanese village café in search of a new singer.

If it weren't for the space of hope Trailer (1995)

09 March 1995

Continuing the events regarding dignity and the stubborn people, and the officer's control over the area where the events take place in southern Lebanon, led by an advisory council with crazy laws.