When Maryam Spoke Out
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| Directed by | Assad Fouladkar |
| Written by | Assad Fouladkar |
| Starring | Bernadette Hodeib Talal El-Jordi Renée Dik Umaya Lahoud Joseph Abu-Dames Randa Alam |
| Music by | Nidaa Abou Mrad |
| Cinematography | Joseph Chmali |
| Release date(s) | 2002 |
| Running time | 98 min. |
| Language | Arabic |
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When Maryam Spoke Out (Arabic: لمّا حكيت مريم Lamma hikyit maryam) is a 2002 Lebanese film directed by Assad Fouladkar and based on a true event that happened in Lebanon. It is a social story about a couple, Ziad and Maryam, who lead a happy marriage, except for the fact that after three years of marriage Maryam has still not had a baby. Her husband Ziad is compassionate and assures her, that he still loves her. Nonetheless, Maryam cannot escape the growing pressure from the family, especially from her mother-in-law. She reacts to it in her own way with a false pregnancy. The initial enthusiasm and care is quickly gone when it becomes clear they’re not really expecting a baby. When Maryam Spoke Out is Fouladkar's first feature film. [1]
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[edit] Synopsis
After three years of happily married life, Ziyad and Maryam feel the social pressure to have a child. Their previously happy relationship becomes poisoned when it is discovered that Maryam is infertile.
[edit] Cast and Characters
- Bernadette Hodeib as Maryam
- Talal El-Jordi as Ziyad
- Renée Dik
- Umaya Lahoud
- Joseph Abu-Dames
- Randa Alam
[edit] Awards
- Best performance by an actress for Bernadette Hodeib at the sixth Biennale des Cinemas Arabes, Paris [2]
- Best Film and Best performance by an actress for Bernadette Hodeib at the Carthage Film Festival Carthage, Tunisia[3]
- Best Film and Best performance by an actress for Bernadette Hodeib at the Alexandria Film Festival,Egypt [4]
- Best Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival, USA [5]
- Prix Du Publique - Vesoul,France [6]
