This was pretty much Steel Magnolias transferred to Beirut. We follow the loves and fortunes (mostly romantic) of a group of women who work at a "beauty" salon which has seen better days. Although they were all a little too attractive to be representative, there was enough real life mixed in here to give it some relevance.
Beirut has been called the Paris of the Levant but the city was depicted here as too tightly controlled by various authorities to allow for much freedom of expression. Still, the filmmaker created characters who were distinctive and sympathetic, deeply rooted in their place...a not inconsiderable achievement.
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