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Caramel

This chick-flick is set in a hair salon in Lebanon. We follow the lives and loves of five very different woman, as they try to find happiness with what they are attracted to. This varies from an affair with a married man, to pleasing a new husband, to a taboo lesbian relationship, and a career in acting. In Arabic and French with English subtitles.

95 minutes, Parental Guidance
Comedy, Drama, Female interest, On the art circuit

Credits

Cast

Nadine Labaki, Yasmine Elmasri, Joanna Moukarzel, Giséle Aouad, Adel Karam, Sihame Haddad, Aziza Semaan

Director

Nadine Labaki

Screenplay

Rodney El Haddad, Jihad Hojeily, Nadine Labaki

Music

Khaled Mouzannar

Cinematography

Yves Sehnaoui

Editing

Laure Gardette

Sound formats

Dolby Digital

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2007

Produced by

Les Films des Tournelles, Bac Films, CNC, Les Films de Beyrouth, Roissy Films, Sunnyland, arte France Cinéma

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Comedy, drama
Language	Mild, infrequent
Nudity	None
Sex	Mild sexual innuendo and references
Violence	One mildly implied scene
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy
Drug abuse
Comments	None
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Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarDiane de Beer

Die BurgerSonette Lombard

The CitizenLeon van Nierop

International Media

eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson To call Caramel a Lebanese chick flick may not sound terribly flattering but the film's blend of breezy humour, bittersweet feeling and soft feminism is definitely reminiscent of better-known Hollywood counterparts despite the Middle Eastern setting.

ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli

Metacritic.com26 critics

RottenTomatoes.com67 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Caramel is both an astute cultural study, and a charming comedic drama from a talented newcomer.

Internet (IMDB)1539 Netizens Sex in the City with brains, realism, and without affectation.

Average .. 72%

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