Overview
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 barbed wire she also passes from childhood into adulthood, as brutal as our countries and the events that are to follow.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival (2003)
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (2004)
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Dominique Brenguier
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Randa Chahal SabbagWriter
- Original title
- Le cerf-volant
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 18, 2004
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France, Lebanon
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