UN HOMME PERDU
by Danielle Arbid, Fiction, 97', 2007, 35mm, FRANCE/LIBAN
With Melvil Poupaud, Alexander Siddig, Darina Al Joundi, Yasmine Lafitte

On a journey to the Middle East, a French photographer Thomas Koyré, is in search of extreme experiences. He crosses paths with a solitary man who carries a heavy secret. He hires him as an interpreter and tries to find out more about this "lost man". The photographer will no longer look at the world as before with the end of a journey where he separates from his dominating stance. The character of Antoine Koyré is strongly inspired by the photographic wanders of Antoine d' Agata.

DANIELLE ARBIL
Danielle Arbid was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1970. She studied literature and journalism in Paris, and worked for several years as a journalist (Libération, Courrier International...). Her short films include, Raddem (presented at Créteil) and Le Passeur (1999). Her documentaries include Alone with War (2000), On the Borders (2002) and Stranger (2002). In the Battlefields (2004) is Arbid’s first feature film and was selected by the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs.