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Yawman ma walad

Someday a Child
Berlinale Shorts 2026
© Les Flâneurs Films, Anchor Films
Set against the backdrop of an unfinished two-storey cement house, where the haunting hum of warplanes is a constant part of the local soundscape, the film unfolds the story of an eleven-year-old boy and his uncle, a man in his sixties. Within the layers and hidden corners of the unfinished house, the boy experiments with his ability to control things with his mind, despite his guardian’s repeated attempts to mould him into societal norms and suppress what makes him different. The uncle refuses to confront the reality that the boy’s abilities defy self-control, and that the punishments meant to render him “normal” only escalate the tension. At night, annoyed in his sleep by the intrusive sound of the passing warplanes, the boy accidentally causes them to crash.

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by Marie-Rose Osta (Director, Screenplay)
with Khaled Hassan, Antoine Daher France / Romania / Lebanon 2026 Arabic 27' Colour World premiere

With

  • Khaled Hassan (The kid)
  • Antoine Daher (The uncle)

Crew

Director Marie-Rose Osta
Screenplay Marie-Rose Osta
Cinematography Sokol Keraj
Editing Alex Pintica, Marie-Rose Osta
Sound Design Marius Leftarache, Lama Sawaya
Production Design Ali Khodor
Costumes Ali Khodor, Marie-Rose Osta
Casting Marie-Rose Osta
Producers Marie-Rose Osta, Christian Azoury
Executive Producer Josef Khallouf
Co-Producer Ana-Maria Pirvan

Produced by

Les Flâneurs Films

France

Marie-Rose Osta

Beirut, Lebanon

Co-produced by

Anchor Films Production

Romania

World Sales

Anchor Films Production

Romania

Photos

Marie-Rose Osta

© Fares Sokhon

The Lebanese filmmaker and screenwriter has a master’s degree in filmmaking from the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts in Beirut. Her short film Then Came Dark won a Special Jury Prize at the Cairo International Film Festival and was selected for the Biennial Sesc_Videobrasil. She is co-founder of Les Flâneurs Films, a production studio located in Paris.

Filmography

2016 Status Quo; short film 2021 Thouma Ya2ti Al Zalam (Then Came Dark); short film 2025 Letters; short film 2026 Home Bitter Home; short film · Yawman Ma Walad (Someday a Child); short film

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026