In the Battlefields

Infobox_Film

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image_size =150px
caption =Poster used in Cannes 2004
name =In the battlefields - معارك حب
imdb_id =0415955
writer =Danielle Arbid
starring =Marianne Feghali
Rawia El Chab
Laudi Arbid
Aouni Kawass
Carmen Leboss
director = Danielle Arbid
released =flagicon|France December 29 2004
flagicon|Belgium June 29 2005
runtime =90 min.
country =flag|Lebanon
music = Boney M, Blondie, Azar Habib, The Buzzcocks
website =
cinematography =Hélène Louvard
language =Arabic
producer = Christian Baute
Jaques-Henri Bronckart
Elie Khalifé
Sabine Sidawi-Hamdan
Jérôme Vidal
distributor =|

"In the battlefields" (French : Dans les champs de bataille)(Arabic:"معارك حب" maarek hob) is a 2004 Lebanese film by the Lebanese 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. [ [http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/films/14000/Maarek-Hob.html Directors' Fortnight | Dans les champs de bataille (Maarek Hob) ] ] It is the first feature film by Danielle Arbid.

ynopsis

It's 1983, during the Lebanese civil war. Lina, a twelve years old girl, is a close friend with her eighteen years 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).

Trivia

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

References

External links

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* [http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/films/14000/Maarek-Hob.html Directors' Fortnight page on "In the battlefields"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnzs4YERRjI Trailer of the movie]