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The Kite

Original title: Le cerf-volant
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  • 1h 20m
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6.4/10
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The Kite (2003)
  • Drama
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. As Lamia crosses the ... Read allA 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. As Lamia crosses the barbed wire she also passes from childhood into adulthood, as brutal as our countries and ... Read allA 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. As Lamia crosses the barbed wire she also passes from childhood into adulthood, as brutal as our countries and the events that are to follow.
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  • Director
    • Randa Chahal Sabag
  • Writer
    • Randa Chahal Sabag(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Flavia Bechara
    • Maher Bsaibes
    • Randa Asmar
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  • Director
    • Randa Chahal Sabag
  • Writer
    • Randa Chahal Sabag(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Flavia Bechara
    • Maher Bsaibes
    • Randa Asmar
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    • 5User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations

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    Flavia Bechara
    • Lamiaas Lamia
    • (as Flavia Béchara)
    Maher Bsaibes
    • Youssefas Youssef
    Randa Asmar
    • Amiraas Amira
    Renée Dick
    • Mabroukeas Mabrouke
    Julia Kassar
    Julia Kassar
    • Jamiléas Jamilé
    Liliane Nemri
    • Shirineas Shirine
    Ziad Rahbani
    • Ziadas Ziad
    Nayef Naji
    • Nabilas Nabil
    Alia Nemry
    • Zalfaas Zalfa
    Edmond Haddad
    • Samias Sami
    Tamim Chahal
    • Lieutenantas Lieutenant
    • (as Tamim el Chahal)
    Rana Eid
    • Myrnaas Myrna
    Fidel Béchara
    • Faresas Fares
    Nabil Abou Ghattas
    • Mouradas Mourad
    Asaad Abou Ghattas
    • Makramas Makram
    Zouhair Rahal
    • Péreas Pére
    Myrna Maccaron
    • Taniaas Tania
    Ahmad Abou Mansour
    • Officier police libanaiseas Officier police libanaise
    • Director
      • Randa Chahal Sabag
    • Writer
      • Randa Chahal Sabag(dialogue) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Official submission of Lebanon the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 76th Academy Awards in 2004.
    • Soundtracks
      Raoui
      by Souad Massi

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    5/10
    If You Want To Send A Message, Use Western Union
    Flavia Bechara is a 15 year old woman who, her mother explains via loudspeaker to her cousin across the Lebanese-Israeli border, has been menstruating for two years. She should be married, but there's no one to marry her to. So eventually she gives Flavia to Maher Bsaibes. When Bsaibes treats her, in her words, like a toy, she withholds herself from him. This is considered shameful on her part.

    There are some amusing scenes, like the one I describe above, and the performances seem to be good, but the script cannot be considered subtle on anyone's terms. Well, sometimes subtlety and subtext aren't appropriate. Even so, I think I might have enjoyed this more, had there been more nuance.
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    • Release date
      • February 18, 2004 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Lebanon
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Promotional Site
      • Pyramide (France)
    • Language
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Воздушный змей
    • Production companies
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • Gimages
      • Leil Productions
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      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR

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