Terra incognita (2002 film)

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Terra incognita
Directed by Ghassan Salhab
Written byGhassan Salhab
Produced by Nicolas Blanc
Starring Carol Abboud
CinematographyJacques Bouquin
Edited byGladys Joujou
Release date
  • 18 May 2002 (2002-05-18)
Running time
120 minutes
CountriesLebanon
France
LanguagesFrench
Arabic

Terra incognita is a 2002 Lebanese-French drama film directed by Ghassan Salhab. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Terra incognita". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-11-01.