A Civilized People (1999)
1h 37m
Running Time
September 4, 1999Release Date
A Civilized People (1999)
1h 37m
Running Time
September 4, 1999Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Jalila Baccar
Viviane

Tamim Chahal
Samir

Myrna Maakaron
Souad

Carmen Lebbos
Najat

Sotigui Kouyaté
Ousmane

Renée Dick
Thérèse

Bruno Todeschini
Antoine

Paul Mattar
The Mad Man

Hassan Mrad
Marwan

Randa Chahal Sabbag
Director / Writer

Hassan Mrad
Marwan

Ziad Rahbani
Original Music Composer

Roby Breidi
Director of Photography

Ricardo Jacques Gale
Director of Photography

Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Producer

Gale Breidi
Director of Photography
Details.
Release DateSeptember 4, 1999
Original NameCivilisées
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 37m
Genres
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Wiki.
Civilisées (A Civilized People or Al Mutahaddirat) is a 1999 Lebanese dark comedy drama film written and directed by filmmaker Randa Chahal Sabag. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 4, 1999 and later screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was also screened at the Arab Film Festival in San Francisco, California.
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