Romeo Eleven

Romeo Eleven
Film poster
French Roméo Onze
Directed by Ivan Grbovic
Written by Ivan Grbovic
Sara Mishara
Produced by Paul Barbeau
Starring Ali Ammar
Cinematography Sara Mishara
Edited by Hubert Hayaud
Music by Charles Ives
Hans Otter
Lucas Yeague
Production
company
Reprise Films
Distributed by Métropole Films
Release date
Running time
91 minutes
Country Canada
Language French

Romeo Eleven (French: Roméo Onze) is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Ivan Grbovic, and written by Grbovic and Sara Mishara.

Set in Montreal's Lebanese Christian community, the film is a coming-of-age story about a physically handicapped 20-year-old man who must face his insecurities about his disability when he is invited out on a date by a woman he has been chatting with on the internet.

The film had its theatrical premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2011, and its Canadian premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, before going into commercial release in 2012.

Cast

  • Ali Ammar as Rami
  • Joseph Bou Nassar as Ziad
  • Sanda Bourenane as Sabine
  • Eleonore Millier
  • May Hilal
  • Caline Habib as Nada
  • Ziad Ghanem as Bassam
  • Karim Traiaia as Martin
  • Inka Malovic as Hostess

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Jutra Awards March 17, 2013 Best Film Paul Barbeau Nominated
Best Director Ivan Grbovic Nominated
Best Actor Ali Ammar Nominated
Best Screenplay Ivan Grbovic, Sara Mishara Nominated
Best Editing Hubert Hayaud Nominated
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois 2013 Best Film Romeo Eleven Nominated