Synopsis
In Beirut, five women meet regularly in a beauty salon, a colourful and sensual microcosm of the city where several generations come into contact, talk and confide in each other.
Layale loves Rabih, but Rabih is married. Nisrine is Muslim and her forthcoming marriage poses a problem: she is no longer a virgin. Rima is tormented by her attraction to women and especially to this lovely client with long hair. Jamale is refusing to grow old.
Rose has sacrificed her life to take care of her elderly sister.
In the salon, their intimate and liberated conversations revolve around men, sex and motherhood, between haircuts and sugar waxing with caramel.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Les Films des Tournelles
- Co-productions : Roissy Films, Sunnyland Film, Arte France Cinéma
- Film exports/foreign sales : Gaumont
- French distribution : BAC Films
Full credits (11)
- Screenwriters : Jihad Hojeily, Nadine Labaki
- Director of Photography : Yves Sehnaoui
- Music Composer : Khaled Mouzanar
- Assistant director : Élizabeth Marre
- Editor : Laure Gardette
- Costume designer : Caroline Labaki
- Associate producers : Anne-Dominique Toussaint, Raphaël Berdugo
- Production Manager : Stéphane Riga
- Press Attaché (film) : Laurence Granec
- Sound Editor : Hervé Guyader
- Sound Mixer : Pierre-Yves Lavoué
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France, Lebanon
- Original French-language productions : No
Box-office & releases
News & awards
News (13)
Selections (9)
Awards (2)
Delegations (5)
French Film Festival (Budapest)
Hungary, 2008
Composer of original music : Khaled Mouzanar
Director : Nadine Labaki