Summary
Lina, a young girl in war-torn Beirut, finds an ally and friend in Sihan, her domineering aunt's maid. Sihan shows Lina what her life could be like, but tests the girl's limits when she asks her to help plot her escape from the city.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 65GoodWatch 63
Audience score67%
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −21 min on the typical 109
typical 10988Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2004
December 29, 2004
22 years ago
Genres
DramaWarLanguage
Arabic
Original language
Made in
Lebanon
Belgium
France
Germany
Directing · 1
- Danielle Arbid Director, Writer
Production · 1
- Mat Troi Day Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Hélène Louvart Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Vincent Epplay Original Music Composer
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