The country is the United Kingdom, and the time is probably now. Using the Internet and/or mobile technology, a successful Lebanese expat businessman arranges a massage, which presumably will turn erotic. Marco, identifying himself as being from Barcelona, arrives to perform the service. It takes no time for the business man to expose Marco to also be from Isham, otherwise known as the Levent region in the Middle East, and thus the would-be erotic encounter unravels into tender vulnerability resulting from estrangement and displacement. Saleem Haddad’s 2019 short film has gained millions of views on YouTube with his narrative that explores concepts of survival, homesickness, longing for the familiar, solace, and short-lived affection.
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