
A Sad and Beautiful World
2026 · 6.9/10
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Director & actor · born 27 November 1987 · Beirut - Lebanon
Cyril Aris is a Lebanese director and screenwriter, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences®.
His first fiction feature, A Sad and Beautiful World (2025), premiered at the Venice Film Festival in Giornate Degli Autori, where it won the Audience Award. The film was selected as Lebanon’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Oscars®.
Where to start: A Sad and Beautiful World (2026).