A small film from a small country, in Arabic with nonprofessionals: It was practically impossible. Just to make it was like a dream to me.

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• Nadine Labaki:

  I want to keep talking about my people and my country in my own language.

• Nadine Labaki:

  When people say to me, 'You make us proud,' it's heartwarming to hear that.

• Nadine Labaki:

  I don't like to be feared, and I can't work in conflict, I'm very bad with conflict. I try to avoid

• Nadine Labaki:

  I'm just someone who observes a lot.

• Nadine Labaki:

  I've never felt that my job was difficult because I'm a woman. It's a difficult job regardless, and

• Nadine Labaki:

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• Nadine Labaki:

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• Nadine Labaki:

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• Nadine Labaki:

  I've seen so many women in my family, so many mothers, that have lost children in the war in such a

• Nadine Labaki:

  I think you owe it to yourself and you owe it to your status as an artist to be true to who you are