Edition |
Widescreen. |
Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., digitally mastered. |
Note |
Title from container. |
Cast |
Nadine Labaki, Yasmine al Masri, Joanna Moukarzel, Gisèle Aouad, Adel Karam, Siham Hadda, Aziza Semaan, Fatme Safa. |
Credits |
Cinematography, Yves Sehnaoui ; editor, Laure Gardette ; music, Khaled Mouzanar ; costume designer, Caroline Labaki ; production designer, Cynthia Zahar. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; thematic elements involving sexuality, language and some smoking. |
Summary |
A Beirut beauty salon becomes a treasured meeting place for several generations of women who meet there daily. The women come from various walks of life, to talk, seek advice and confide in one another. Each has their own quirks and problems that they must deal with. |
Note |
Special features: Interview with director Nadine Labaki; theatrical trailer. |
Language |
Arabic (Lebanese dialect) dialogue with optional English and Spanish subtitles; English closed-captioned. Credits in French and Arabic. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Beauty shops -- Lebanon -- Beirut -- Drama.
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Women -- Lebanon -- Beirut -- Drama.
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Women -- Social networks -- Lebanon -- Beirut -- Drama.
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Beirut (Lebanon) -- Drama.
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Romantic comedy films.
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Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Foreign films -- Lebanon.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Added Author |
Toussaint, Anne-Dominique. Producer.
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Labaki, Nadine, 1974- Screenwriter. Director. Actor.
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لبكي, نادين. |
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Ḥujaylī, Jihād. Screenwriter.
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حجيلي, جهاد. |
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Ḥaddād, Rūdnī. Actor. Screenwriter.
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حداد, رودني. |
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Miṣrī, Yāsmīn. Actor.
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مصري, ياسمين. |
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Mukarzil, Jūwānā. Actor.
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مكرزل, جوانا. |
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Aouad, Gisèle. Actor.
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عواد, جيزال. |
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Karam, ʻĀdil. Actor.
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كرم, عادل. |
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Ḥaddād, Sihām. Actor.
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حداد, سهام. |
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Samʻān, ʻAzīzah. Actor.
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سمعان, عزيزة. |
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Ṣafā, Fāṭimah. Actor.
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صفا, فاطمة. |
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Roadside Attractions (Firm)
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Films des Tournelles.
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Roissy Films (Firm)
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Films de Beyrouth (Firm)
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Sunnyland (Firm)
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Arte France cinéma (Firm)
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Lionsgate (Firm)
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Added Title |
Sukkar banāt |
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سكر بنات |
Standard No. |
031398228608 80 |
Music No. |
22860 Lionsgate |
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