To Close Your Eyes And See Fire

To Close Your Eyes And See Fire (2025)

In the aftermath of the Beirut explosion, the city faces the challenge of healing while new crises inflict further wounds. Who will leave the country and at what cost?

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2025-09-05
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Language: العربية
  • Production Company: Golden Girls Filmproduktion
  • Directors: Jakob Carl Sauer, Nicola von Leffern.

Summary

Beirut lies in ruins. After the explosion in the city's port, collective trauma rises to the surface. How can life succeed after such a tragedy? The film carefully observes the following three years and zooms in on the lives of Aya - a Syrian refugee girl, Selim - an activist and painter, the Aladdin family - mourning a tragic loss, Yasmin - picking up calls at a suicide prevention hotline, and Andrea - who still believes in the city's spark for change. Meanwhile, a smoldering fire keeps on lingering in the port’s silos like a cautionary tale. Is it time to leave?

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  • Andrea Fahed

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  • Aya Al Mustafa

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  • Jamal Aladdin

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  • Nabila Aladdin Hamada

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  • Selim Mawad

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Directing Jakob Carl Sauer Director
Directing Nicola von Leffern Director
Camera Jakob Carl Sauer Director of Photography
Writing Nicola von Leffern Writer
Writing Jakob Carl Sauer Writer
Editing Matthias Writze Editor
Sound Nicola von Leffern Sound
Production Peter Drossler Producer
Production Sabine Gruber Producer
Production Arash T. Riahi Producer
Production Jakob Carl Sauer Producer
Production Nicola von Leffern Producer
Sound HVOB Music
Sound Karim Weth Sound Designer
Production Magdalena Reichinger Production Assistant
Production Lisa Jabornig Production Assistant
Production Selina Vancata Production Assistant
Production Valentin Renoldner Post Production Coordinator
Editing Bernhard Schlick Color Grading

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