Caramel's a sweet success

Caramel's a Lebanese film that is rather more bittersweet than you might imagine.

It tells the story of a group of women in Beruit who are all struggling with their own secrets.

The film is set around a beauty salon in Beirut and looks at the relationships between a group of women struggling with everything from forbidden love to traditions and repressed sexualty.

It stars actress Nadine Labaki, who plays a beautician who is having a secret affair with a married man.

Labaki also co-wrote and directed the movie, which is getting rave reviews from critics.

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