to live in Samy's house, she barely eats or sleeps or talks; this goes on for 20 days. Later, during an argument with her husband, Lamia tells him that she loves someone else, who turns out to be Youssef. Samy's family gets frustrated with Lamia and takes her to the border so that she can talk to her mother. Lamia is given binoculars, but instead of looking at her mother, she turns to look at Youssef and exchanges smiles with him. Both families fume at this and her binoculars are taken away. Because of her continuous unpleasant behavior, Lamia becomes unwanted in Samy's house and she is forced to go back. Samy warns Lamia that no one else would want her anymore if he divorces her and she would be alone forever. Lamia faces a great dilemma because she does not want to be with her husband but she does not want to go back either (because of Youssef). Unfortunately, Lamia returns to Deir Mimas, to her and the soldier's utter disappointment. She becomes a subject of insult in her home village, which is seen when a shop-owner does not accept money from her, calling it "money of dishonor". The ending of the movie has been purposely left vague and open to interpretation. It appears like a dream or surreal scene where Lamia magically crosses the fence of the border and finally gets to be with Youssef. Production Reception The Kite was Sabag's biggest commercial and critical success, with generally positive reviews. Nitrate Online described it as a story of "life and love in the middle of conflict" with a "refreshingly original appeal that crosses some formidable barriers", while Strictly Film School called it a "poignant, humorous, and exquisitely realized" film. Less than a year after Sabag's death, when the film was out on DVD, Michael Atkinson described it on IFC.com as a "tragicomedy" and "absurdist" film, and wrote that the director's tone was "gentle and generous", except for a single scene involving the discovery of an aborted fetus which he described as "tasteless". Atkinson added that Sabag considered the points of view of each character in the film, even that of the Israeli officers. When Sabag won the Silver Lion, the Beirut-based Daily Star called the occasion "a triumph for Lebanese film". The World Press Review described this kind of reception as "a radical departure from the hostile press