Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentIndie Sales has acquired Jimmy Keyrouz’s feature debut “Broken Keys” which was part of Cannes 2020’s official selection and represented Lebanon in the Oscar race. “Broken Keys” is a follow-up of Keyrouz’s short “Nocturne in Black,” winner of a flurry of international awards, including the BAFTA Los Angeles Student Film Award.
The movie was scored by music composer Gabriel Yared (“The English Patient”) and produced by Antoun Sehnaoui at Ezekiel Film Production, whose credits include “The Insult,” “Raw” and “Clouds of Sils Maria.” Set in 2013 in a war-torn village in Islamic-State controlled Syria, the film follows Karim, a pianist who placed his last hopes in his instrument.
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