''In the Battlefields'' (french: Dans les champs de bataille, ar, معارك حب maarek hob) is a 2004 Lebanese

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

by director

Danielle Arbid Danielle Arbid (born 26 April 1970) is a French filmmaker of Lebanese origin. She has been directing films since 1997. Her work has been selected for numerous film festivals, including Cannes Film Festival, Toronto FF, New York FF, San Francisc ...

. The film premiered on May 16 during the

2004 Cannes Film Festival The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004 in film, 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the United States, American film ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' by Michael Moore. The festival opened with ''Bad Education (2004 film), La mala educa ...

, in the

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of 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 festiv ...

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 International Critics' Week The International ...

during the

. 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 Marianne () has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty. Marianne is displayed in ...

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.

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 {{war-drama-film-stub