Nadine Labaki

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.5391

Gender

Female

Birthday

18-Feb-1974

Age

(52 years old)

Place of Birth

Baabdat, Lebanon

Also Known As
  • نادين لبكي

Nadine Labaki

Biography

Nadine Labaki (born February 18, 1974) is a Lebanese actress, writer, and director. Before directing films, Labaki started out as one of the well known directors in the Arabic music video industry. Inspired by growing up during the Lebanese Civil War, Labaki is known for demonstrating everyday aspects of Lebanese life and covering a range of political issues such as war, poverty, and feminism in her work. She is the first female Arab director to direct a film nominated for an Oscar in the category for Best Foreign Language Film for her third directorial effort, Capernaum (2018).


Credits

رماد رماد (2003) Character: N/A
Nabil returns to Beirut with the ashes of his father who died abroad. He tries to overcome his bereavement while his family insists on respecting rites and customs by burying a non-existent corpse.
The Seventh Dog The Seventh Dog (2005) Character: N/A
Soraya is a French/Palestinian living in New York. Soraya and her Boyfriend Yusif are reported to the office of Homeland Securty by the "super" of Soraya's building after one of her 7 dogs is hit by a car due to Yusif's carelessness.
كوستا برافا كوستا برافا (2022) Character: Souraya
Members of a family quit the polluted, rubbish-strewn city of Beirut for an idyllic mountain home. However, their dreams of a utopian existence are shattered by the construction of a landfill on the boundary of their land.
1982 1982 (2020) Character: Yasmine
On the eve of an invasion in 1982 Lebanon, an 11-year-old boy at a mountain school is determined to express his feelings to a classmate. As tension builds across the country, the day takes an unexpected turn, reflecting the fragile line between innocence and conflict. Through a child's eyes, the film explores the impact of war, the power of love, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Mea Culpa Mea Culpa (2014) Character: Alice
Franck and Simon are both good cops. They work as partners. But their lives take a tailspin when Simon, driving drunk, causes a tragic car wreck. A few years later, out of the police, he is forced to take matters into his own hands when his family is in danger.
رصاصة طايشة رصاصة طايشة (2010) Character: Noha
In 1976 Beirut, after a rendezvous with her old flame, soon-to-wed Noha witnesses a violent incident and changes course on a path to self-realization.
وهلأ لوين؟‎ وهلأ لوين؟‎ (2011) Character: Amale
In a remote, isolated Lebanese village surrounded by land mines, Muslims and Christians live together in peace. As civil strife starts to engulf the country around them, the women in the village try, by various means and to varying success, to keep their men in the dark by sabotaging the village radio, and then destroying the village TV.
Rio, Eu Te Amo Rio, Eu Te Amo (2014) Character: Herself
The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The story line of each segment focuses on an encounter of love in a different neighborhood of the city, demonstrating the distinctive qualities and character of that location. The film serves to bridge gaps between cultures, educating and entertaining the audience, while celebrating unique and universal expressions of love.
أصحاب... ولا أعزّ أصحاب... ولا أعزّ (2022) Character: May
A dinner party unravels when a tight group of friends agree to leave their phones unlocked on the table, exposing juicy interactions and dark secrets.
من وراء الموج من وراء الموج (2024) Character: Yasmine
Stranded on a deserted island, a family of four scavenges for survival as their past unravels, sending them into a downward spiral of painful events.
La Rançon de la gloire La Rançon de la gloire (2015) Character: Noor
A criminal duo learns of Charlie Chaplin's death and decides to steal his coffin to hold for a ransom.
Rock the Casbah Rock the Casbah (2013) Character: Miriam
The whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for his father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed.
Swimming Home Swimming Home (2024) Character: Laura
Joe and Isabel’s marriage is dying when Kitti, a naked stranger found floating in the pool at their holiday villa in Greece, is invited to stay. Kitti collects and eats poisonous plants, and Nina, their teenage daughter, is enthralled by her. What kind of relief can Kitti provide for this family in crisis?
يا طير الطاير يا طير الطاير (2016) Character: Shadia
Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."
بوسطة بوسطة (2005) Character: Alia
After 15 years in France, Kamal returns to his native Beirut and reassembles his dance crew, striving to modernize traditional Dabke routines.
Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano (2023) Character: N/A
On August 4th, 2020, the catastrophic explosion at the port of Beirut leaves a large part of the Lebanese capital in ruins. In the midst of the chaos, a troubled film crew face an overwhelming decision: to continue the production of their movie or abandon it? As they face the aftermath of the catastrophe, they are torn between their firm belief in the transformative power of cinema and a deep sense of cynicism about its ability to effect change in a nation plagued by economic turmoil and societal collapse. Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano chronicles their struggles and highlights the crew's resilience as they strive to find meaning and purpose in their work amidst the devastation.
کفرناحوم کفرناحوم (2018) Character: Nadine
After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.
وحشتيني وحشتيني (2024) Character: Sue
After more than 20 years, Sue returns from Switzerland to her home country Egypt because her mother Fairouz is in a hospital bed. Sue ran away from the eccentric aristocrat as a young adult. Now she feels compelled to meet her again.
Il padre e lo straniero Il padre e lo straniero (2011) Character: Zaira
Diego, Italian, and Waid, Syrian, live in Rome and are both fathers of disabled children. They become friends, but Waid mysteriously disappears and Diego is targeted by the Secret Service.
سكر بنات سكر بنات (2007) Character: Layale
In a beauty salon in Beirut the lives of five women cross paths. The beauty salon is a colorful and sensual microcosm where they share and entrust their hopes, fears and expectations.



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