Born in Lebanon, Carlos Chahine left for France in 1975 because of the war. After obtaining a dental surgery diploma, Carlos enlisted in the ENSAD, (acting session), of the TNS, the National Theater of Strasbourg. He came back to Lebanon after an encounter with the director Ghassan Salhab, acting in three of his movies. In 2008 Carlos wrote, directed and acted in The North Road, his first short film that won several international awards. Since then, Carlos often returns to his homeland where he directed several plays in Beirut in new Arabic/Lebanese translations, God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies and Illusions by Ivan Viripaev that won the Award of the best Arab play at the Lebanese Theater Festival. He also shot a documentary/essay, Chekhov in Beirut, and a short film, The Gambler’s Son. Mother Valley, his first feature.