Backgammon

Two elderly friends engage in a tense backgammon game, where decades of unspoken truths are confronted.

Cast

Marcelino Mhawej

as Elie (Young)

Rodrigue Aziz

as Maroun (Young)

Georges Dahdah

as Elie (Older)

Hassan-Behrouz Lavassany

as Maroun (Older)

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