In the Battlefields explained

In the battlefields - معارك حب
Starring:	Marianne Feghali Rawia El Chab Laudi Arbid Aouni Kawass Carmen Leboss
Director:	Danielle Arbid
Runtime:	90 minutes
Country:	Lebanon
Music:	Boney M, Blondie, Azar Habib, The Buzzcocks
Cinematography:	Hélène Louvart
Language:	Arabic
Producer:	Christian Baute Jaques-Henri Bronckart Elie Khalifé Sabine Sidawi-Hamdan Jérôme Vidal

In the Battlefields (French: Dans les champs de bataille, Arabic: معارك حب maarek hob) is a 2004 Lebanese film by 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.

Synopsis

It's 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.

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).

Production

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

External links

• • Directors' Fortnight page on In the battlefields

Notes and References

1. Web site: Directors' Fortnight Dans les champs de bataille (Maarek Hob) . 2007-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120206095852/http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/films/14000/Maarek-Hob.html . 2012-02-06 . dead .