This evening the Film Club Global View presents Where do we go now? by Nadine Labaki. The film is a fusion of comedy and drama and the movie is about women that try to persuade their men to put a stop to war.

Amale runs a café in a small Lebanese village where the local women, both Christian and Muslim, get together to talk, swap ideas, and share grief as the number who've lost sons or husbands in frequent skirmishes continues to grow.

The fighting between religious and political factions has been going on for years, and one day Amale and her friends Afaf, Saydeh, Takla, and Yvonne decide it's time to stop talking about the fighting and do something to bring it to a halt. The local women join forces to distract their men, convinced if they put their minds on other things they won't worry so much about killing. Their efforts range from serving hashish-laced baked goods at a community get-together to hiring Ukrainian dancers to show off their charms to the menfolk.

After a young man is killed in a gun battle, the women realize they need to take a stronger stand if they intend to make their home safe again; meanwhile, Christian Amale unwittingly strikes a blow for religious unity when she falls for handsome Muslim Rabih.

Practical Info

Place: Cinema, Museet for Samtidskunst
Address: Stændetorvet 3D, 4000 Roskilde
Entrance cost: Free
Title (original): Et maintenant, on va où
Title (local): Where Do We Go Now?
Time: 110min
Director: Nadine Labaki
Original Language: Arabic
Year: 2011
Country: Lebanon
Producer: Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Subtitles: English

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Next filmscreening will be Mediterranea by Jonas Carpignano Saturday November 26 at 20:00.