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Grief is a contradictory emotion: an intangible state of mind, while inducing overwhelming physical responses. Mazen Khaledâs masterly Martyr strikes the right balance as it simultaneously grounds the act of grieving in the real as well as the abstract.
On a hot summer day in Beirut, Hassane (Hamza Mekdad) is restless. He lives with his parents who constantly nag him to get a job. Even his masturbation session in the shower is interrupted by his father grumbling about water waste. Dreaming of being submerged in the ocean, Hassane tries to find release at the seaside with his friends, equally aimless loafers who complain about stifling Beirut and their dire romantic prospects. Hassane, in a moment of bizarre clarity, climbs up above the rocky beach and takes a fatal dive. His body crashes into the water and suddenly, all that visible is sea-foam. Hassane doesnât come up again.