Synopsis
On a remote, isolated, unnamed Lebanese village inhabited by both Muslims and Christians. The village is surrounded by land mines and only reachable by a small bridge. As civil strife engulfed the country, the women in the village learn of this fact and try, by various means and to varying success, to keep their men in the dark, sabotaging the village radio, then destroying the village TV.
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Cast
- Claude MsawbaaTakla
- Leyla HakimAfaf
- Nadine LabakiAmale
- Yvonne MaaloufYvonne
- Antoinette NoufailySaydeh
- Julian FarhatRabih
Recommendations
- 91
The A.V. Club
What the film lacks in specificity and interest in taking sides, it makes up for in style, authentic emotion, and terrific performances. - 80
New York Daily News
While the schemes occasionally seem strained, their desperate determination is never less than compelling. - 70
Time
Could women stop war through the sedation of sex and drugs and a plot to bury every weapon in their community? Labaki has said she knows Where Do We Go Now? is a fantasy. But it's a good one, and this lovely film seems pertinent far beyond the landscape of the Middle East. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
The film's blend of pathos, broad comedy and the occasional musical number is a little lumpy. But with sectarian violence continuing to scar the globe, its light tone provides a refreshing response. - 60
Movieline
Its occasional entertainment value aside, the picture is also blithe to the point of being flimsy. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
The movie gets mired in these deceptive mechanics. It shows no curiosity about the hatred, so the characters seem less than whole. - 50
Slant Magazine
Nadine Labaki's film awkwardly hybridizes somber politizized drama with regional humor in the style of "Waking Ned Devine" and "Calendar Girls." - 50
Wall Street Journal
An absurdist fantasy on a solemn theme, Where Do We Go Now? suffers from a serious clash of styles, but it's also brave and startlingly funny - at one point verging on "Mamma Mia!" - when it isn't bleak or shocking.
