Romance · Lebanon · 2025 · 19m

Book of Suffocations

خنق الكتب

Book of Suffocations poster
Director
Yoan Zoghbi
Cast
Marc Achkouty as Rami Guy El Kasis as Adam Mohammad Fawzi as Br. Marwan
Crew
Tadeo Boustany — Director of Photography Yoan Zoghbi — Editor Yoan Zoghbi — Writer Natasha Zoghbi — Producer Marwa Sayah — Production Design
Tagline

Have you felt it too, the shame of loving? The guilt that clings when your hands reach for another? Where is it born?

Synopsis

Torn between faith and desire, a young Arab man at a religious facility must confront his queer identity as he navigates the path to salvation and the allure of forbidden love.

Trailer Book of Suffocations — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
arabcatholic guiltshameconversion therapyqueerstudent filmlebanonreligious trauma
Key Collaborators
Yoan Zoghbi Director Tadeo Boustany Director of Photography Yoan Zoghbi Editor Yoan Zoghbi Writer Natasha Zoghbi Producer Marwa Sayah Production Design
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