''In the Battlefields'' (, maarek hob) is a 2004 Lebanese

film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...

by director Danielle Arbid. The film premiered on May 16 during the

2004 Cannes Film Festival The 57th Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 2004. American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino served as jury president for the main competition. While American filmmaker Michael Moore won the Palme d'Or for the documentary film '' Fahrenh ...

, in the

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (, formerly ) is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festival as a ...

section where the film ran for the

Caméra d'Or The Caméra d'Or ("''Golden Camera''") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week). The prize was created in 1978 Ca ...

during the

. It is the first feature film by Danielle Arbid.

Synopsis

In 1983, during the Lebanese civil war. Lina, a twelve-year-old girl, is a close friend with her eighteen-year-old aunt's maid Siham. She tries to defend her friend without getting any kind of attention from her or from her family. Through the events, the film explores the impact of the civil war on the Lebanese family and its causes.

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). * Danielle Arbid as the neighbor's friend.

Production

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

References

External links

*
Directors' Fortnight page on ''In the battlefields''
2004 films 2000s war drama films 2000s Arabic-language films Lebanese Civil War films Lebanese drama films 2004 drama films Films directed by Danielle Arbid Films produced by Jacques-Henri Bronckart Arabic-language war drama films {{war-drama-film-stub