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A Civilized People

1999-09-04
6
fr 97m
DramaComedy
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.

Director

Randa Chahal Sabbag

Writer

Randa Chahal Sabbag

Original Music Composer

Ziad Rahbani

Director of Photography

Roby Breidi

Director of Photography

Ricardo Jacques Gale

Director of Photography

Gale Breidi

woman director

Status

Released

Countries

  • France
  • Lebanon

Companies

  • ARTE France Cinéma