Caramel
Just like the name suggests, Caramel lets you discover the sweetness of life. It tells the tale of five female friends with an appetite for life and a taste for love. Centred around a Beirut beauty salon owned by thirty-something Layale (Nadine Labaki), this colourful and sensual microcosm is where several generations of women come into contact, talk and confide in each other.
Beautiful Layal is oblivious to the gaze of a local admirer and instead fixates on a married man. Nisrine will soon be married but is afraid her fiancé will discover he isn't her first lover. Rima has designs on one of her stunning customers. Jamal is an aspiring actress and is refusing to grow old, while ageing Rose is overwhelmed when she discovers true love for the first time. Cultural rites and society's expectations clash with personal desires and a sense of rebellion.
Written, directed and starring superstar of tomorrow Nadine Labaki, Caramel was a worldwide hit. Audiences embraced this delicious take on life, with Caramel not depicting a war-ravaged Beirut or focusing on Middle East politics. Rather, it's about people and the heartaches that have a way of transcending language and culture. As the women share in each other's experiences and emotions, the salon becomes a vibrant hub of friendship and wisdom, with conversations about men, sex and motherhood between haircuts and sugar waxing.
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