In the Battlefields

In the Battlefields (French: Dans les champs de bataille, Arabic: معارك حب maarek hob) is a 2004 Lebanese film by 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.^[1] It is the first feature film by Danielle Arbid.

In the battlefields - معارك حب
Poster used in Cannes 2004
Directed by	Danielle Arbid
Written by	Danielle Arbid
Produced by	Christian Baute Jaques-Henri Bronckart Elie Khalifé Sabine Sidawi-Hamdan Jérôme Vidal
Starring	Marianne Feghali Rawia El Chab Laudi Arbid Aouni Kawass Carmen Leboss
Cinematography	Hélène Louvart
Music by	Boney M, Blondie, Azar Habib, The Buzzcocks
Release dates	December 29, 2004 (2004-12-29) (France) June 29, 2005 (2005-06-29) (Belgium)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Lebanon
Language	Arabic

Synopsis

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.