Drama ·Comedy · France · 1999 · 1h 37m

A Civilized People

Civilisées

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Director
Randa Chahal Sabbag
Cast
Jalila Baccar as Viviane Tamim Chahal as Samir Myrna Maakaron as Souad Carmen Lebbos as Najat Sotigui Kouyaté as Ousmane Renée Dick as Thérèse
Crew
Roby Breidi — Director of Photography Ricardo Jacques Gale — Director of Photography Gale Breidi — Director of Photography Ziad Rahbani — Original Music Composer Randa Chahal Sabbag — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
woman director
Key Collaborators
Randa Chahal Sabbag Director Roby Breidi Director of Photography Ricardo Jacques Gale Director of Photography Gale Breidi Director of Photography Ziad Rahbani Original Music Composer Randa Chahal Sabbag Writer
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