Caramel (2007)
August 9, 2007Release Date
Caramel (2007)
August 9, 2007Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Caramel is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.
Nadine Labaki
Layale / Director / Screenplay
Yasmine Al Massri
Nisrine
Adel Karam
Youssef
Joanna Moukarzel
Rima
Gisèle Aouad
Jamale
Sihame Haddad
Rose
Aziza Semaan
Lili
Fatmeh Safa
Siham
Fadia Stella
Christine
Dimitri Staneofski
Charles
Ismaïl Antar
Bassam
Cinderella Al Hajj
Cliente rousse
Daed Al Khoury
Samia
Farida Saleba
Cliente salon (as Farida Saliba)
Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Producer
Jihad Hojeily
Screenplay
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 9, 2007
Original Nameسكر بنات
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Box Office$14,248,951
Filming LocationsLebanon
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Caramel (Arabic: سكر بنات, romanized: Sukkar banat) is a 2007 Lebanese film and the feature film directorial debut of Nadine Labaki. The screenplay was co-written by Labaki with Rodney El Haddad and Jihad Hojeily. It premiered on May 20, 2007, at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section, and was nominated for the Caméra d'Or.
The story focuses on the lives of five Lebanese women dealing with issues such as forbidden love, binding traditions, repressed sexuality, the struggle to accept the natural process of age, and duty versus desire. Labaki's film is unique for not showcasing a war-ravaged Beirut but rather a warm and inviting locale where people deal with universal issues.
The title of the film refers to an epilation method that consists of heating sugar, water and lemon juice. Labaki also symbolically implies the "idea of sweet and salt, sweet and sour" and showcases that everyday relations can sometimes be sticky but ultimately the sisterhood shared between the central female characters prevails. Caramel was distributed in over 40 countries.