Civilisées

Civilisées (A Civilized People or Al Mutahaddirat) is a 1999 French- and Arabic-language film directed and written by Randa Chahal Sabag, a renowned Lebanese film maker and screenwriter.

Synopsis[]

The film is a dark comedy/drama about the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990). During the civil war, many well-off Lebanese families fled the country to look for their personal interests internationally, leaving behind their residences under the care of maids and laborers from Egypt, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. The film draws the portrait of a war-tormented Beirut neighborhood, and the love between a Muslim militia fighter and a Christian maid.

Critical response[]

Due to the controversial topic of the film, it was only screened once in Lebanon at the and was later banned by the Lebanese film commission. However, it received positive responses from international audiences. The film was well appreciated by the Arab Film Festival which took place in San Francisco, CA.

It also received positive responses at film festivals in Italy, France and Canada.

Cast[]

• as Viviane
• as Samir
• as Souad
• Carmen Lebbos as Najat
• Bruno Todeschini as Antoine

Crew[]

• Executive Producers : Daniel Toscan du Plantier,
• Co-producer :
• Directors of Photography : , ,
• Sound Recordists : ,
• Press Attachés (film) : ,
• Production Designer :
• Costume Designer :

References[]

• https://web.archive.org/web/20111022084137/http://arteeast.org/pages/cinema/series/TheCalmAfterTheStorm/935/
• http://www.answers.com/topic/civilis-es
• http://www.unifrance.org/film/16045/civilisees
• http://www.arabfilmfestival.org/film_detail.php?id=885

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