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    A Civilized People

    97'

    1999-09-04

    7

    Drama,Comedy

    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.

    DirectingRanda Chahal SabbagWritingRanda Chahal Sabbag

    Cast

    1

    Viviane

    Jalila Baccar

    1

    Samir

    Tamim Chahal

    1

    Souad

    Myrna Maakaron

    1

    Najat

    Carmen Lebbos

    1

    Ousmane

    Sotigui Kouyaté

    1

    Thérèse

    Renée Dick

    1

    Antoine

    Bruno Todeschini

    1

    The Mad Man

    Paul Mattar

    1

    Marwan

    Hassan Mrad

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. France
      2. Lebanon
    • List of languages:
      1. French
    • List of companies:
      1. ARTE France Cinéma
    • Vote Count: 3
    • Popularity: 0.1654
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Civilisées

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