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A Maid for Each by Maher Abi Samra

  • Manjm 1 Ha-Katar Street Haifa, Haifa District (map)

Synopsis

Domestic work is a real market in Lebanon, segmented according to the national and ethnic origins of the workers and in which the Lebanese employer is master. Zein owns a domestic worker agency in Beirut. He arranges for Asian and African women to work in Lebanese households and assists his clients in choosing “mail-order” housemaids that will best suit their needs. Advertisement, justice and police are on his side. He decides to open his agency for the film.

Earlier Event: March 25
Of Sheep and Men by Karim Sayad
Later Event: March 25
Palestinian Shorts 3