taste of cement (2017)

Synopsis:

Set in Beirut, the documentary follows the lives of Syrian workers who are doing their best to build a skyscraper while struggling with the agony of their own homes being demolished because of the war back in Syria.

Director: Ziad Kalthoum
Writer: Ziad Kalthoum
Country: Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, Germany
Production: Basis Berlin Filmproduktion, Bidayyat

Funds:

Doha Film Institute- Spring Grant

Awards / Nominations:

Harrell Award- Best Documentary Feature in Camden International Film Festival

Grand Prix-International Feature Film Competition in Nyon Visions du Réel

Reviews:

Screen Daily: https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/taste-of-cement