FINIQIA, THE LEGEND LIVES ON

From the depth of the ancient world, a culture ascended to claim its dominion across the Mediterranean. From the shores of Byblos and Tyre to the great walls of Carthage, the Phoenicians ruled the seas and navigated through their seafaring adventures. At the sanctuary of Baalat Gebal, Goddess protector of the Phoenicians, Ahiram, aging lion of a king, searches to solidify his kingdom. His only choice is to extend his hand towards the Dynasty of Egypt and its celebrated Pharoah Ramses II and offer his daughter Cedrus in marriage to the son of Ramses II. All the while, Cedrus, oblivious to the fate of being signed away to the Pharaoh in exchange of an allegiance, waits for the shadows of the night to secretly run into the arms of her true love, the head of the royal guards. From ancient Finiqia, we travel through the sands of time to a typical village where locals are gathering to the tunes of customs and tradition. A feud at the village square between two competitive neighbourhoods erupts as Laila, daughter of the modest peasant Handoumi, is approached by Mezyan, a young cavalier from the different side of the village. The legend of love lives on.