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A Civilized People (1999)

★ 7.0/10 97 min Drama, Comedy France, Lebanon French
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Description

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.

Top Cast

Jalila Baccar Viviane
Tamim Chahal Samir
Myrna Maakaron Souad
Carmen Lebbos
Carmen Lebbos Najat
Sotigui Kouyaté
Sotigui Kouyaté Ousmane
Renée Dick Thérèse
Bruno Todeschini
Bruno Todeschini Antoine
Paul Mattar The Mad Man

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