It was important for me to show that Beirut and Lebanon were once the pearl of the Middle East. Beirut was once called the Paris of the Middle East a…

- Eran Riklis

I think optimism and humour are key words for me to make the films accessible, which means they can really travel and be seen by as many people as po…

- Eran Riklis

Today, especially, it's a really unclear situation in terms of where the Israelis are at, and where the Palestinians are at, the world is kind of cha…

- Eran Riklis

Most people in the Middle East at the moment, even if they are totally open-minded about possible peace, nobody does anything. It's an age of indiffe…

- Eran Riklis

We all live in a world where we can go to a funeral in the morning and go to a wedding in the evening and we survive it. It's the way the world is bu…

- Eran Riklis

In the Middle East you get that sense that leadership decisions and the local powers that are working around us all the time have a direct effect on …

- Eran Riklis

I'm not political in the sense of activity. My activity, I guess, are the films. I can't really say if I'm worried or a bit optimistic. I think in a …

- Eran Riklis