Archive · 18 Sep 2025
Jocelyne Saab's 'The Razor's Edge' Gets North American Distribution
A movie by Lebanese filmmaker Jocelyne Saab, called 'The Razor's Edge,' is getting a makeover.
The film, originally made during the Lebanese Civil War, is being restored in high-definition 4K.
A company called Several Futures is now in charge of showing the movie in North America.
It will first be shown at the New York Film Festival and then in other theaters.
This release is exciting because it allows more people to see Saab's film, which is about a painter and a teenager during wartime.
Several Futures acquired North American distribution rights for 'The Razor's Edge'.
The film is a 4K restoration of Jocelyne Saab's narrative debut.
It is set in the Lebanese Civil War.
The film will debut at the New York Film Festival before opening in theaters.
The film's 4K restoration marks 40 years since its original debut.
- Who
- Jocelyne Saab, a Lebanese filmmaker.
- What
- A 4K restoration of Saab's film 'The Razor's Edge' has secured North American distribution.
- When
- The film's 4K restoration is debuting at the New York Film Festival and will expand in October.
- Where
- North America, with the film set to premiere at the New York Film Festival.
- Why
- To bring Saab's work, which focuses on the Lebanese Civil War, to a wider audience.
- Film Title
- The Razor's Edge
- Filmmaker
- Jocelyne Saab
- Distribution Rights
- Several Futures
- Restoration
- 4K
- Setting
- Lebanese Civil War
- Premiere
- New York Film Festival
- Original Debut
- 1985