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Broken Keys

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A pianist tries to escape persecution in a Middle Eastern town where an extremist group has banned modern living and music.
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Alissa Simon Variety Jan 29, 2021
Keyrouz displays a talent for helming action and definitely knows how to build tension. Go to Full Review
Lisa Nesselson France24 Apr 15, 2022
Jimmy Keyrouz draws inspiration from true events in Syria for his début feature, while providing a hopeful perspective on the battle between religious extremism and the arts. Go to Full Review
Allan Hunter Screen International Dec 10, 2021
Inspired by true events and expanded from his 2016 short Nocturne In Black, Jimmy Keyrouz's impressive debut feature captures the horrors of everyday life in war-torn Syria. Go to Full Review
Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film May 5, 2021
3.5/5
A tale of quiet resistance and hope for a better future in the face of conflict, which though a little broad brush in its strokes and tending towards sentimentality in places, nevertheless packages its difficult themes well for a mainstream. Go to Full Review
Frank J. Avella Awards Daily Feb 3, 2021
A-
This moving drama centers on a Syrian pianist persecuted by ISIS because Sharia Law forbids music. Go to Full Review
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Jimmy Keyrouz

Director

Tarek Yaacoub

Karim

Sara Abi Kanaan

Maya

Adel Karam

Tarek

Fadi Abi Samra

Bassam

Badi Abu-Shaqra

Joseph

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Synopsis A pianist tries to escape persecution in a Middle Eastern town where an extremist group has banned modern living and music.
Director
Jimmy Keyrouz
Producer
Antoun Sehnaoui
Screenwriter
Jimmy Keyrouz
Production Co
Ezekiel Film Production
Genre
Drama, Foreign
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 50m
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