A Civilized People

Name: A Civilized People
Cast: Jalila Baccar, Tamim Chahal, Myrna Maakaron, Carmen Lebbos, Sotigui Kouyaté

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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

Director: Randa Chahal Sabbag

Jalila Baccar

as Viviane

Tamim Chahal

as Samir

Myrna Maakaron

as Souad

Carmen Lebbos

as Najat

Sotigui Kouyaté

as Ousmane

Renée Dick

as Thérèse

Bruno Todeschini

as Antoine

Paul Mattar

as The Mad Man

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