the controversial filmmaker (Sabag) once received". Cineuropa said that despite the subject of the story being tragic, Sabag tried to deal with it using irony and managed to "triumph life, love and imagination" at the end. Both male and female critics on the French film blog L'Oil sur L'Ecran gave it 4 out of 5 stars, with one of them noting that the film was reminiscent of Elia Suleiman's 2002 film Divine Intervention. Awards Global Lens (Global Film Initiative), New York, 2008 Prix de la bande Sonore, Bastia, 2004 Prix de TV5, Belgium, 2004 Silver Lion, Grand Prize of the Jury, Venice Film Festival, 2003 Prix de la Lanterne Magique, Venice Film Festival, 2003 Prix de la paix- Gillo Pontecorvo, Venice Film Festival, 2003 Prix international de la musique et du film, Auxerre, 2003 References External links Kite, The Kite, The Israeli–Lebanese conflict films Kite, The Druze culture 2000s Arabic-language films Venice Grand Jury Prize winners Lebanese drama films Films directed by Randa Chahal Sabag