Italy / Aug 30, 2003 / Venice Film Festival
1h 20min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nayef Naji | Nabil |
| Alia Nemry | Zalfa |
| Edmond Haddad | Sami |
| Tamim Chahal | Lieutenant |
| Rana Eid | Myrna |
| Fidel Béchara | Fares |
| Nabil Abou Gathas | Mourad |
| Myrna Maccaron | Tania |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le cerf-volant |
| Original language | FR |
| Spoken languages | العربية |
| Production countries | France, Lebanon |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 18 febbraio 2004 |
| Production | Humbert Balsan |
| Writer | Randa Chahal Sabbag |
| Editing | Marie-Pierre Renaud, Yves Deschamps |
| Cinematography | Alain Levent, Dominique Brenguier |
| Assistant directors | Randa Chahal Sabbag |
| Camera operators | Alain Levent, Dominique Brenguier |
| Additional photography | Alain Levent, Dominique Brenguier |
| Production design | Sylvain Chauvelot |
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| Art direction | Sylvain Chauvelot |
| Set decoration | Sylvain Chauvelot |
| Music | Ziad Rahbani |
| Sound | Ziad Rahbani |
| Costume design | Dina Hammoud, Eliano Abou Assi, Odette Makhlouf |
| Makeup | Eliano Abou Assi, Odette Makhlouf, Dina Hammoud |
| Hairstyling | Eliano Abou Assi, Odette Makhlouf, Dina Hammoud |
Release dates
Premiere
Spain / Oct 26, 2003 / Valladolid International Film Festival
Hong Kong / Apr 06, 2004 / Hong Kong International Film Festival
United States / Apr 13, 2004 / Philadelphia International Film Festival
Limited release
Switzerland / Mar 25, 2004 / French speaking region
Theatrical release
France / Feb 18, 2004
Belgium / May 05, 2004
Physical media
United States / Mar 24, 2009
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