Interview With Lebanese Director Of 'Where Do We Go Now?'

Nadine Labaki directs and stars in her new film, “Where Do We Go Now.” It opened last year in Lebanon to perhaps the greatest buzz in the country’s recent cinematic history. Screenings were sold out across the country. Theatergoers had to buy tickets days in advance for evening screenings. One major mall showed the film in two theaters, and even then, the screenings were still sold out for nearly a month.   

"Where Do We Go Now" was successful because it breached the often unspoken divisions between the citizens of this country of four million people and 18 different religious sects. The film addressed those political and religious differences directly, and portrayed experiences and a reality that all Lebanese can relate to.