IN THE BATTLEFIELDS / MAAREK HOB (2004)
Directed by Danielle Arbid
88 minutes
Beirut, 1983. The secret life of 12-year-old Lina (Marianne Feghali) revolves around 18-year-old Siham (Rawya El Chab), her domineering aunt's maid. In a precarious wartime existence where passion and frustrations overshadow everything, Lina hides and encourages Siham's clandestine love affairs while Siham shows Lina what her life could be like. But as Lina's dysfunctional family implodes, class tension, jealousy, and insecurity threaten their vulnerable friendship.