In the Battlefields

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In the battlefields - معارك حب
Poster used in Cannes 2004
Directed by	Danielle Arbid
Produced by	Christian Baute Jaques-Henri Bronckart Elie Khalifé Sabine Sidawi-Hamdan Jérôme Vidal
Written by	Danielle Arbid
Starring	Marianne Feghali Rawia El Chab Laudi Arbid Aouni Kawass Carmen Leboss
Music by	Boney M, Blondie, Azar Habib, The Buzzcocks
Cinematography	Hélène Louvard
Release date(s)	December 29, 2004 June 29, 2005
Running time	90 min.
Country	Lebanon
Language	Arabic
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In the battlefields (French : Dans les champs de bataille)(Arabic:معارك حب maarek hob) is a 2004 Lebanese film by the Lebanese director Danielle Arbid. The film premiered on May 16 during the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, in the Directors' Fortnight section where the film ran for the Caméra d'or during the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] It is the first feature film by Danielle Arbid.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast and Characters 3 Trivia 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Synopsis

It's 1983, during the Lebanese civil war. Lina, a twelve years old girl, is a close friend with her eighteen years old aunt's maid Siham. She tries to defend her friend without getting any kind of attention from her or from her family.

[edit] Cast and Characters

• Marianne Feghali as Lina.
• Rawia El Chab as Siham.
• Laudi Arbid as Yvonne (the aunt).
• Aouni Kawass as Fouad (the Father).
• Carmen Leboss as Thérèse (the mother).

[edit] Trivia

• The director Danielle Arbid made a brief appearance in the movie as the neighbor's friend.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• In the battlefields at the Internet Movie Database
• Directors' Fortnight page on In the battlefields
• Trailer of the movie

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