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A Lost Man
Un homme perdu - رجل ضائع tion.[1] It is possibly the most sexually graphic film ever
made by an Arab director.[2]
Synopsis
The story is about a French photographer Thomas Koré
(Melvil Poupaud), who is searching for extraordinary ex-
periences. Koré has become so detached from humanity
that the only way he can connect with other people is
to have—and photograph—bizarre and demeaning sexual
encounters with prostitutes. When he meets on his path
Fouad Saleh (Alexander Siddig), a man with memory
problems, he realized that Fouad is even more lost than
Poster used in Cannes 2007
he, and befriends him. The French man then tries to dis-
Directed by Danielle Arbid cover Fouad’s history.
Produced by Charles Gilibert
Nathanaël Karmitz Trivia
Written by Danielle Arbid • The film was inspired by the life of the French
Starring Melvil Poupaud photographer Antoine D’Agata.
Yasmine Lafitte
Carol Abboud
Alexander Siddig References
Sarah Warde
[1] Directors’ Fortnight | Un homme perdu
Cinematography Céline Bozon [2] Variety article
Release date(s) 19 September 2007
External links
Running time 97 minutes
• Official website
Country Lebanon • Un homme perdu at the Internet Movie Database
Language Arabic, French • Directors’ Fortnight page on Un homme perdu
• A trailer of the movie
A Lost Man (French : Un homme perdu)(Arabic: ???? ??? ra-
jolon da’e’) is a 2007 Lebanese film by the Lebanese direc-
tor Danielle Arbid.
The film premiered on 18 March during the 2007
Cannes Film Festival, in the Directors’ Fortnight sec-
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