
Christians and Muslims lived peacefully together for years in this small Lebanese village, but animosities begin to build among the men as a result of slights and misunderstandings. The women of the village conspire to avert sectarian strife though a series of harebrained plans, none of which succeeds in slowing down the escalating spiral of violence. When tragedy strikes, the women find themselves driven to make a deeply personal sacrifice for the sake of peace.... (Full plot summary below)
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Christians and Muslims lived peacefully together for years in this small Lebanese village, but animosities begin to build among the men as a result of slights and misunderstandings. The women of the village conspire to avert sectarian strife though a series of harebrained plans, none of which succeeds in slowing down the escalating spiral of violence. When tragedy strikes, the women find themselves driven to make a deeply personal sacrifice for the sake of peace.
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn inventive Lebanese film about the creative efforts of Christian and Muslim women in a small village to create peace and end religious hatred. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenA somber but humorous look at how women in one Lebanese town helped to end fighting there. |
| Gay City NewsSteve EricksonUltimately, the view of human nature expressed in "Where Do We Go Now?" is rather one-dimensional. |
| The ListPaul Gallagher[Labaki] further establishes herself as not only a great storyteller, but a director of significant vision, with a powerful command of cinematic style. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanavesePart religiopolitical satire, part smalltown sitcom, with a hint of romance, Where Do We Go Now? is pleasingly populated with "characters" and light farce that occasionally breaks out into a movie musical. |
| OregonianStan HallThe actual differences between Christians and Muslims are largely arbitrary, even irrelevant, so isn't it absurd to kill each other over how each group relates to God? |
| CineVueLee CassanellWhere Do We Go Now's strength lies in its premise, which gives Labaki licence to create a variety of amusing set-pieces based around the wily women's attempts to placate their agitated menfolk. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsWith elements of a musical, a melodrama and a multicultural romance, Where Do We Go Now? is as hard to define as the crossroads region where it's set. But even without a clear signal, it sometimes seems miraculous. |
| Globe and MailRick GroenSo the interrogative title is left to hover over the ending, as it does over all those tension-filled places near and far. Speaking as a foolish man, I had high hopes for these wise women – given the historic alternative, I still do. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrWhere Do We Go Now? has a heart and an anger to offset its structural fuzziness. It's refreshingly open-minded about faith, too. |