Dirty Difficult Dangerous

Dirty Difficult Dangerous (Arabic: حديد، نحاس، بطّاريات )is a 2022 film directed by Wissam Charaf which premiered in the 2022 Venice Days, a sidebar of the 79th Venice International Film Festival,[1] and won the 2022 Europa Cinemas Label award.[2][3]

Cast and Crew

The film stars actor Ziad Jallad as a Syrian refugee named Ahmed and actress Clara Couturet as an Ethiopian named Medhia. The two were chosen in part because they were attractive despite the characters’ marginal roles in society.[1] In an interview with Arab News, Charaf said, “I wanted to assert that because you’re poor or a refugee doesn’t mean you’re necessarily going to be ugly or (look exhausted). I got the most handsome refugee and the most beautiful housemaid in the world.”[1]

It was produced by Charlotte Vincent and Katia Khazak, with Marco Valerio Fusco, Micaela Fusco and Pierre Saraf as co-producers.[2]

Plot

Set in Beirut, the film tells the story of a Syrian refugee named Ahmed and an Ethiopian woman named Mehdia who works as a housemaid who are in love. Mehdia tries to free herself from her employers, an elderly couple, while Ahmed struggles to survive by selling scrap metal. Ahmed is affected by a mysterious disease.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lebanese filmmaker Wissam Charaf talks 'Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous' — a love story rooted in despair". Arab News. 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  2. ^ a b c Roxborough, Scott (2022-09-09). "Venice: 'Dirty Difficult Dangerous' Wins Europa Cinema Labels Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  3. ^ "Lebanese film 'Dirty Difficult Dangerous' screens at Venice International Film Festival". Arab News. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
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