Film
A Civilized People
1999 · 1h 37m · Drama · Comedy
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- 7.4
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Overview
Lebanese director Randa Chahal Sabbag spins this bleak war drama about the brutal absurdity of the urban warfare of Beirut during the 1980s. Opening with the shocking image of kittens being blown apart, the film loosely follows the travails of Bernadette (Nada Ghosn), a naïve country girl sent to the city as a maid for a mansion long since abandoned by the owners. There she meets Therese (Renee Dick), a veteran house cleaner who takes her under her wing. One day, while accompanying her friend to the cemetery, she meets a rakish Arab militiaman, and the two fall in love.
Cast
Jalila Baccar
Viviane
Tamim Chahal
Samir
Myrna Maakaron
Souad
Carmen Lebbos
Najat
Sotigui Kouyaté
Ousmane
Renée Dick
Thérèse
Bruno Todeschini
Antoine
Paul Mattar
The Mad Man
Hassan Mrad
Marwan
Crew
- Randa Chahal SabbagDirector · Writer
- Roby BreidiDirector of Photography
- Ricardo Jacques GaleDirector of Photography
- Gale BreidiDirector of Photography
- Ziad RahbaniOriginal Music Composer
Details
- Release date
- September 4, 1999
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
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