‘Death of a Virgin’ Director Preps Follow-Up to Berlinale Debut, a Gay Love Story Set During the Lebanese Civil War
variety.comChristopher Vourlias The forbidden love between two soldiers in a society riven by war is at the heart of “So the Lovers Could Come Out Again,” the sophomore feature from Lebanese filmmaker George Peter Barbari, whose debut, “Death of a Virgin, and the Sin of Not Living,” premiered in the Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama strand.
Barbari will be presenting the project at the Crossroads Co-Production Forum, which takes place Nov. 5 – 9 at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. “So the Lovers Could Come Out Again” is the story of two young soldiers holed up in a building controlled by Christian militias during the Lebanese civil war.
As the fighting intensifies, the two men begin to find safety in each other, sharing their hopes and fears and recognizing that both are running from the past, as well as the war that rages inside them.
Each offers the other their perspective on life, love, death, the universe, being, and how difficult it is to simply be themselves in a brutal world, forming a passionate bond considered unacceptable — even unthinkable — by their countrymen.
