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Caramel
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Title: Caramel

Release Date: 9 Aug 2007

Runtime: 1h 36m

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance

Director: Bac Films, Les Films des Tournelles, Les Films de Beyrouth, Roissy Films, Sunnyland, ARTE France Cinéma

Production Companies: Bac Films, Les Films des Tournelles, Les Films de Beyrouth, Roissy Films, Sunnyland, ARTE France Cinéma

Overview: In a beauty salon in Beirut the lives of five women cross paths. The beauty salon is a colorful and sensual microcosm where they share and entrust their hopes, fears and expectations.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.903 (227 votes)

Cast

  • Layale: Nadine Labaki
  • Nisrine: Yasmine Al Massri
  • Youssef: Adel Karam
  • Rima: Joanna Moukarzel
  • Jamale: Gisèle Aouad
  • Rose: Sihame Haddad
  • Lili: Aziza Semaan
  • Siham: Fatmeh Safa
  • Christine: Fadia Stella
  • Charles: Dimitri Staneofski
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