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In the Battlefields

2004 · 88 min

A quiet, watchful coming-of-age story set amid war, where small domestic tensions carry the weight of a fractured society.

Directed by
Danielle Arbid
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Marianne Feghali, Rawia Elchab, Laudi Arbid
Overview
Lina, a young girl in war-torn Beirut, finds an ally and friend in Sihan, her domineering aunt's maid. Sihan shows Lina what her life could be like, but tests the girl's limits when she asks her to help plot her escape from the city.

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Directed by
Danielle Arbid
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Marianne Feghali, Rawia Elchab, Laudi Arbid
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • war
  • family
  • friendship
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Danielle Arbid
Written by
Danielle Arbid
Starring
Marianne Feghali, Rawia Elchab, Laudi Arbid, Aouni Kawas, Carmen Lebbos, Takla Chamoun, Roland Tomb, Roger Assaf
Music
Vincent Epplay
Cinematography
Hélène Louvart
Runtime
88 min
Country
Lebanon, Belgium, France, Germany
Languages
Arabic

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