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The Kite

Original title: Le cerf-volant
2004 · 1 h 20 min
Directed by Randa Chahal Sabbag · France · Contemporary European Art Cinema
DramaRomance

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Cast

Flavia Bechara Maher Bsaibes Randa Asmar Renée Dick Julia Kassar Liliane Nemri

Credits

Written by: Randa Chahal Sabag

Plot

A young 15 year old girl, Lamia, lives in a southern Lebanese village on the border with Israel. She is given in marriage to her cousin on the other side of the border.

Sinekatalog’s take

A girl in a Lebanese border village is married off to a cousin on the other side, and the frontier becomes a daily wound. Chahal Sabbag uses a fable-like tone to turn a political absurdity into something tender and quietly rebellious.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Awards

Ratings

IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (802 votes)
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