Underplayed Gems

Where Do We Go Now? (2011)

Where Do We Go Now? poster
Original title
وهلأ لوين؟‎
Directed by
Nadine Labaki
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Lebanon, France, Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
12
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 216 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In a remote Lebanese village, a group of women try to keep peace between their Christian and Muslim husbands during rising sectarian tensions. They use clever schemes to distract the men from conflict and prevent violence from breaking out.

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What happens

Where Do We Go Now? (Levantine Arabic: وهلأ لوين w halla' la wayn, French: Et maintenant, on va où) is a 2011 Lebanese film directed by Nadine Labaki. The film premiered during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival as part of Un Certain Regard. It was selected to represent Lebanon for the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. The film won the People's Choice Award at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. It was the highest-grossing Lebanese film, and the highest-grossing Arabic film, earning $21 million worldwide, up until it was surpassed by Labaki's later film Capernaum (2018). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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