2017 Venice Volpi Cup Best Actor (Kamel El Basha)
How does an ordinary insult turn into a national criminal? Defamation, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and won the Best Actor Award for Kamel El Basha in the lead, is a drama that leads to a political judicial system in Lebanon and brings a deep social critique. In the film, Lebanese Christian Tony and Palestinian construction master Yaser (El Basha) are fighting because of a repair. When Tony insults Yaser, Yaser responds with a punch; The idea is that the whole country is on the road to thinking in court. The insult was chosen as an Oscar nominee for Lebanon. | From: Satantango