Le Cerf-volant

original title:
Le Cerf-volant
other titles:
The Kite, (Der Drachen)
country / year of production:
Lebanon / 2003
original length:
80 min. , color
premiere:
I: 30 August 2003, Venice Film Festival
genre:
melodrama
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director:
Randa Chahal Sabag
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cast (role):
Flavia Béchara , Ziad Rahbani
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plot synopsis:
The film takes place at the border between Israel and the Lebanon and deals with a young engaged couple. Lamia lives on the Lebanese side and Samy on the Israeli. Just engaged couples and dead people are allowed to enter the area between the two countries. But Lamia doesn't accept the arranged marriage and flees.
keywords:
women during wartime , youth during wartime , mines , family on both sides of the front
war:
Arab-Israeli conflict
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Won three awards at the "Venice International Film Festival" in 2003.
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