Civilisées

Civilisées (A Civilized People)
Directed by	Randa Chahal Sabag
Produced by	Jean-Pierre Saire
Written by	Randa Chahal Sabag
Music by	Ziad Rahbani
Edited by	Juliette Weifling
Release date	1999;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Lebanon
Language	Arabic and French

Civilisées (A Civilized People or Al Mutahaddirat) is a 1999 French- and Arabic-language film directed and written by Randa Chahal Sabag, a renowned Lebanese film maker and screenwriter.

Synopsis

The film is a dark comedy/drama about the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990). During the civil war, many well-off Lebanese families fled the country to look for their personal interests internationally, leaving behind their residences under the care of maids and laborers from Egypt, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. The film draws the portrait of a war-tormented Beirut neighborhood, and the love between a Muslim militia fighter and a Christian maid.

Critical response

Due to the controversial topic of the film, it was only screened once in Lebanon at the Beirut International Film Festival and was later banned by the Lebanese film commission. However, it received positive responses from international audiences. The film was well appreciated by the Arab Film Festival which took place in San Francisco, CA.

It also received positive responses at film festivals in Italy, France and Canada.

Cast

Jalila Baccar as Viviane
Tamim Chahal as Samir
Myrna Maakaron as Souad
Carmen Lebbos as Najat
Bruno Todeschini as Antoine

Crew

Executive Producers : Daniel Toscan du Plantier, Frédéric Sichler
Co-producer : Anne Fleischl
Directors of Photography : Ricardo Jacques, Gale Breidi, Roby Breidi
Sound Recordists : Nicolas Cantin, Dominique Gaborieau
Press Attachés (film) : Denise Breton, Isabelle Duvoisin
Production Designer : Sylvian Chauvelot
Costume Designer : Souraya Bagdadi

References

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