Far out in the Lebanese countryside lies an isolated village whose only connection to the outside world is a bridge over a field filled with land mines that have been left behind. Here a Christian church and a Muslim mosque lie next door to each other and the people of the two religions get along well within the village walls. Hardly any news reaches the village, so when a TV is installed for a festive TV-night something starts to stir among the male population. Harsh words turn into intolerance and violence until the whole situation turns into religious time bomb. When the village priest and imam cannot control their people, the women step in. With the best of their ability they try to calm the men down by giving them hashish cakes, fake miracles and Ukrainian strippers – often with a humorous result.
Nadine Labaki has written, directed and stars in this modern take on Lysistrata by Aristophanes. As a comedy, »Where Do We Go Now« reflects the realities of the situation in Lebanon at the same time as it delivers a new and fresh angle on the country’s conflicts.
- Title
- Where Do We Go Now?
- Director
- Nadine Labaki
- Country
- France/ Lebanon/ Egypt/ Italy
- Length
- 110 min
- Festival
- 2011
- Section
- Competition
- Language
- Arabic, Russian, English
- Subtitle
- English subtitles
- Premiere status
- Nordic Premiere
- Production year
- 2011
- Original title
- Et maintenant, on va où?
- Cast
- Claude Baz Moussawbaa, Layla Hakim, Nadine Labaki, Yvonne Maalouf, Antoinette Noufaily
- Producer
- Nadine Labaki, Anne-Dominique Toussaint
- Script
- Nadine Labaki, Thomas Bidegain, Jihad Hojeily, Rodney Al Haddid
- Music
- Khaled Mouzannar
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