27 Aug 1996
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders
Two creepy "horror" films joined together by Merlin's Shop which is, in turn, introduced by a Grandpa telling the story.
Disorder
When the world crumbles, the punchlines hit hardest
Four darkly funny tales about Lebanon: Activists planning a protest descend into internal strife. Three sisters and their mother argue while an incompetent plumber destroys their flat. Depressed life coach Malek wants to die and seeks help from a «death coach». A stand-up comedian who jokes about a meteor strike that could put Lebanon out of its misery, is blamed when it appears to come true.
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Manal Issa Rodrigue Sleiman 
Said Serhan Yara Abou Haidar Josef Akiki Hanane Hajj Ali Tracy Younes
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