The Sea Between Us

Fifteen years of bloody civil war have left deep marks on Lebanons politics and society More than 25 years after the wars end the capital Beirut is still fraught with tension Filmmaker Marlene Edoyan follows two women members of the same generation who apparently have nothing in common Hayat and Wafaa one Muslim and the other Christian live in a place where Hezbollah and the Phalange are wellestablished political parties and where nearby conflicts only stir up bad memories Is reconciliation possible in a city carved up by invisible borders In masterful direct cinema style the filmmaker observes ideologies through the oftenignored prism of womens perspectives