A Civilized People

A Civilized People (1999)

Civilisées

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.

Date of release
1999-09-04
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Randa Chahal Sabbag

Casting

Interesting facts

Civilisées is a 1999 Lebanese dark comedy drama film written and directed by filmmaker Randa Chahal Sabag. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 4, 1999 and later screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was also screened at the Arab Film Festival in San Francisco, California.

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