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  • 1982 (2019)
    Review preview for 1982

    Mouaness has a better handle on the ins and out of school life and love than he does the bigger picture.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A boy tries to pluck up the courage to tell a girl how he feels about her against the backdrop of encroaching war.
  • Bosta (2005)
    Review preview for Bosta

    Combining the serious and the cheerful, Bosta portrays both the beauty and the problems of Lebanese society.

    Maryam Ghorbankarimi · 3.5 out of 5
    A dance troupe bring together traditional and modern musical ideas on a tour aimed at bringing together the people of post-war Lebanon.
  • Capernaum (2018)
    Review preview for Capernaum

    You might notice the elegance of composition while knowing that the place contains so much human suffering.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    A child rebels against the life imposed upon him.
  • Caramel (2007)
    Review preview for Caramel

    The story of five women working in and around a Beirut beauty salon may not, at first glance, seem especially intriguing, but Caramel is something special.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A glimpse into the lives of five women working in and around a beauty salon in Beirut.
  • Rio, I Love You (2014)
    Review preview for Rio, I Love You

    It's so scattershot that one finds oneself inventing titles for the 'stories' within the anthology.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    A series of short films set in the Brazilian metropolis.
  • Swimming Home (2024)
    Review preview for Swimming Home

    A highly mannered approach, a staccato script and deliberate emotional distance mean that the drama never really comes alive, but the whole thing looks and sounds divine.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    The presence of a mysterious houseguest exposes subtle fractures in the marriage between a poet and a war correspondent.
  • Where Do We Go Now? (2011)
    Review preview for Where Do We Go Now?

    Labaki manages to get across a view of life that is not predominant in cinematic stories, without making it seem like an agenda.

    Lindis Kipp · 5 out of 5
    A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village.

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