In the Battlefields

In 1983, during the Lebanese civil war. Lina, a twelve-year-old girl, is a close friend with her eighteen-year-old aunt's maid Siham. She tries to defend her friend without getting any kind of attention from her or from her family. Through the events, the film explores the impact of the civil war on the Lebanese family and its causes. == 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). • Danielle Arbid as the neighbor's friend. == Production ==

The director Danielle Arbid made a brief appearance in the movie as the neighbor's friend. == Awards and Recognitions ==

• ''Directors' Fortnight'' at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. • Nominated for the ''Camera d'Or'' at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. • Arab World Institute Grand Prize for Feature Film at the 7th Arab Film Festival in Paris, 2004. ==References==