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Lebanon, 1949. The country faces an imminent war.
Two Catholic siblings, Emilie and Emir, embark on a trip to Brazil. During the journey, Emilie falls in love with a Muslim merchant, Omar. Emir suffers an uncontrollable jealousy of his sister and will use their religious differences to set them apart. Shortly after arriving at their final destination, during a fight with Omar, Emir is seriously wounded in a gun accident. Emilie’s only option is to disembark in an indigenous village in the middle of the jungle to find a healer to save him. When her brother recovers, they head to Manaus, where Emilie makes a decision that will lead to tragic consequences.
PORTRAIT OF A CERTAIN ORIENT is a film about memory, passion and prejudice that reveals the saga of Lebanese immigrants in the Amazon forest of Brazil