Overview
In a village torn by religious tensions, women take a stand for peace amidst chaos.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- warm
- poignant
- thoughtful movie night
- international cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly appreciated the film’s humane peace message, performances, and comic premise while finding its mixture of heavy-handed comedy and melodrama uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Takla, Afaf, Amale, Yvonne, and Saydeh collaborate on increasingly desperate plans to prevent Christian Muslim violence.
The village’s escalating conflict grows from slights and misunderstandings between Christian and Muslim men.
Harebrained schemes and comic contrasts coexist with escalating violence, tragedy, and personal sacrifice.
The small Lebanese village concentrates religious difference, family ties, rumor, and communal decision-making.
Films like Where Do We Go Now?, and why
Lysistrata
shared anti-war comedy, gendered social critique, and women using collective action to interrupt male conflict
The Insult
shared Lebanese setting, interfaith tensions, bittersweet humanism, and ensemble-centered social drama
The Full Monty
shared warm ensemble comedy, communal solidarity, and emotional responses to social division
Persepolis
shared women-led resistance, political satire, and tragicomic treatment of sectarian or ideological conflict
Movie Details
- Director
- Nadine Labaki
- Release Date
- 2011-09-14
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (223)
Cast
- Claude Msawbaa
- Leyla Hakim
- Nadine Labaki
- Yvonne Maalouf
- Antoinette Noufaily
- Julian Farhat
- Ali Haidar
- Kevin Abboud
- Petra Saghbini
- Mostafa Al Sakka
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Where Do We Go Now? about?
- In a divided Lebanese village, women turn comic ingenuity and personal sacrifice into a last defense against sectarian violence.
- What is Where Do We Go Now? like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Where Do We Go Now? as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Where Do We Go Now? violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Where Do We Go Now? as moderate.
- What did critics think of Where Do We Go Now??
- Critics broadly appreciated the film’s humane peace message, performances, and comic premise while finding its mixture of heavy-handed comedy and melodrama uneven.
- Which films are like Where Do We Go Now??
- Films with a similar feel include Lysistrata, The Insult, The Full Monty, and Persepolis.
- How long is Where Do We Go Now??
- Where Do We Go Now? runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Where Do We Go Now??
- In United States, Where Do We Go Now? is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
