Where Do We Go Now?
In a war-ravaged Middle Eastern village, Muslim and Christian women band together to prevent further sectarian violence in the comic fable Where Do We Go Now?
(...) The pic's poetic and visually striking opening moments establish the universal nature of the theme Labaki is humorously addressing, as a bevy of black-clad women sets off for the local cemetery, their solidarity splitting only when some veer toward the Christian section and others toward the Muslim. They're from a place with more dead than living, a remote spot lacking television reception, surrounded by landmines and accessible only by a damaged bridge, where mosque and church stand nearly side by side.
Most days, the women gather at the cafe of feisty Christian widow Amal (Labaki) to work on joint projects and share gossip. When a flare-up in fighting in the outside world incites local incidents between members of the two faiths, the women work night and day to defuse the situation, with some of their solutions more potent than others.
Alissa Simon, Variety
Original title: Et maintenant on va où?
Duration: 100 min
Dialogue: Arabic
Subtitles: English
Age limit: K7
