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ACTOR
Rodney El HaddadNadine LabakiNada Abou FarhatLiliane Nemri
DIRECTOR
Philippe Aractingi
SYNOPSICS
Bosta (2005) is a Arabic movie. Philippe Aractingi has directed this movie. Rodney El Haddad,Nadine Labaki,Nada Abou Farhat,Liliane Nemri are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2005. Bosta (2005) is considered one of the best Musical,War movie in India and around the world.
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Bosta (2005) Reviews
Bosta could be used as a torture method
firs off all i have to admit that i watched this movie with my Lebanese friend who told me it is the one of the best Lebanese movies ever made. Since i haven't watched any Lebanese movies before (hmmm, why?) i said OK to him and we started to watch. Well than the movie turned out to be an unbearable flick with lots of bad acting. i have to say, Lebanese can't act and all roles were played awfully. also the plot was totally negligible and silly. the plot is bunch of guys trying to save Lebanon from his misery of traditional dabke. officially this movie made me to hate dabke, i just cannot bear anymore to see any kind of dabke or their likes. throughout the movie the digi-dabke damned bus tours in Lebanon from city to city and your agony hits more and more after each city. i didn't know that the movie was 142 minutes long! if just i knew! my dear Lebanese friend was just telling me to ease my pain:"it's over after this city. it's over after this city", well it simply was not! just keep away from this movie and waster your 142 minutes by watching something else or make one of your friends to suffer by showing them this piece of junk!
Lebaness actors must find some other career!
I saw "Bosta" (a.k.a "Dance thing" and "Digi Dabki movie"!) at the theater next to my home and I have to say I'm glad that I only spent Dhr 15. I wouldn't have dared to waste my money on seeing it in a public theater in fear of how bad it might have been. The story line itself was very reminiscent of many old movies such as Abdul Haleem's late colored movies and many more, but wasn't as well thought out and constructed as it could have been. The plot revolves around an aspiring Dabki dancer cruising Lebanon for to re-group his old palls and his lover all into one new age dabki style called Digi Dabki.(OMG) You can pretty much guess what happens next: The guy tries hard to fight all obstacles and get all his team together; The team regroups; He loves a girl; he tries so hard to get her back; the group faces problem (dah) and then the Dream comes true, Horryyyyyyy. There are parts where the film tries to be touching and poignant... but, the acting and inability to emote on-screen feeling was totally lost due to what I call "Lame Lebanese Acting". If it wasn't for the imagery and scenery I would've left the theater from the 10th minute, because at that time the story was so clear and I already became bored. All in all, the movie was only about a 2/10. The familiar story line seems like a clear rip off from the many previously famous films, but with a bad try in introducing a new crazy idea (what the hick is Digi Dabki, I mean my 3 years young cousin can give you better ideas!). Bad acting lead one to believe that just because you are a successful video clip director doesn't necessarily mean you can act. The only exceptions to this are: The Bus and... nothing else!! What also bothered me about the movie was the fact that it felt like if I was watching a "National Geographic" documentary, which is seriously "NOT COOL" inside a theater; many wide quite shots with no any intention except the fact of showing some tree or background image, I mean come on, if you want to show a country then do a documentary, more pleasing and can also gain prizes and respect and fame, if that's what you are looking for! When the movie was pending release I read a review in which "Bosta" was referred to as "The Lebanese New Film-making Age" and that's EXACTLY what it was, a new age of failure and bad film-making in general. Save yourself the torment and go rent "Ramadan Fouq Al Borkan" whose star Adel Imam is living proof that just because you are known in one realm of the entertainment industry, doesn't necessarily mean you have to cross over to the other.
Lebanon at it's best....
One of the best Lebanese movies out there. good production, very authentic acting, a well outspoken movie. Now if any of you don't know anything about Lebanon or think Lebanon is another product on the food chain, go see the movie, you'll see Lebanon in its extremely well put plot detailing its variable ethnic groups, its freestyle thinking, creative planning etc... this movie depicts a man who intents to regroup his old friends including an ex-lover to form a Dabke band (Dabke is the national dance of Lebanon. It can be danced by men, women, or both, with different steps and different rhythms being more common in different areas of the Middle East. Dabke is a dance of community, often performed at weddings and other joyous occasions. it is also a dance of solidarity and a way of expressing nationalism and the age-old presence of art and culture in a positive way. The dabke leader is supposed to be like a tree, with arms in the air, a proud and upright trunk, and feet that stomp the ground in rhythm, emphasizing their connection to their land. Its meaning in Arabic is "stomping of the feet," and stomping, as well as jumping and kicking, are moves that characterize the dabke in a unique manner) and travel throughout the country and show off this new Techno-Dabke band called the Digi Dabke. Watching the film will allow you to see multiple sceneries depicting Lebanon's superb climate and landmark and showing the Lebanese people at their best. The film emphasizes also on the need to maintain one's root and consider them as an essential output to ones originality and character. Believe me, whether you're the fan of the genre or not this film is a must see for all fans of movies out there.it has potential and something special that everyone must see to understand.
Bosta - A 100% Lebanese Feature Film
It's a fever that has spread like wildfire, not only in Lebanon but in the entire Arab World. Watching Philippe Aractingi's "Bosta" is not an option. It's a necessity. Here's why... Following the premiere on December 1, "Bosta" has topped the box office ratings in Lebanon, beating Harry Potter among other international blockbusters. If you're Lebanese, you can expect - for once and for the first time - to see yourself in a world-class Lebanese feature film/musical, yourself as you are, not a melodramatized version of who you're supposed to be. "Bosta" is a movie about modern Lebanese identity. Beneath the colloquial Lebanese dialogue runs a subtext that reaches deep into the roots of Lebanese consciousness. The plot touches on sensitive themes (postwar survival, children/parent relationships, adult temptations, national identity, self-worth) and functions on several levels (that of the society, family, and individual). It captures the dynamics of many a dichotomy: the individual vs. the group, local vs. expatriate, young vs. old, past vs. present. Encompassing so much that evokes identification, "Bosta" will have a personal meaning for every Lebanese viewer.
Support Lebanese movies
I feel sad when I watch all these great Series on Lebanese TVs, and see no movies released. Geniuses are here, all they need is support. All you have to do is watch Bint El Mouallem (the daughter of the teacher), or Houlm Adar (March Dream) or A7la Biout Ras Beirut to know how easy going are these series, you feel they are true, they come from our daily lives, yet, they carry a lot of messages in this world of chaos. When I saw Bosta for the first time, the hole period of war passed through my head, in a glimpse of time. Even though I was just a young boy when it all began, I know that there were something very special about Lebanon, and that thing has to come back. It must come back.