Caramel
2007 1h 36m movie Film

Caramel

سكر بنات

Synopsis

سكر بنات

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.

Audience Engagement

206
Reviews
97th
Review-volume percentile
95th
Popularity percentile

206 audience reviews — more than 97% of Other Asia films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among Other Asia films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Caramel. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Drama + Comedy in Other Asia

77 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Caramel itself).

Other Titles From Bac Films

The 2006–2008 Other Asia Window

Caramel holds position #11 of 46 Other Asia films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. M for Mother
    #1

    M for Mother

    ★ 8.1 · 2006
  2. Fireworks Wednesday
    #2

    Fireworks Wednesday

    ★ 7.6 · 2006
  3. The Song of Sparrows
    #3

    The Song of Sparrows

    ★ 7.5 · 2008
  4. The Yacoubian Building
    #4

    The Yacoubian Building

    ★ 7.3 · 2006
  5. Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame
    #5

    Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame

    ★ 7.1 · 2007
  6. Chaos, This Is?
    #6

    Chaos, This Is?

    ★ 7.1 · 2007
  7. Tarek's Situation
    #7

    Tarek's Situation

    ★ 7.0 · 2006
  8. The Island
    #8

    The Island

    ★ 7.0 · 2007

The 2000s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Other Asia, 130 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Caramel premiered alongside 13 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 13 other Other Asia films in 2007.

The 204th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).

Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Caramel, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • virgin · 4
  • hairdresser · 4
  • beauty · 3
  • dressmaker · 2
  • unexpected happiness · 1
  • strafzettel · 1
  • existence · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • police officer · 25
  • wedding · 24
  • new love · 11
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • woman director · 246
  • sibling relationship · 38

Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
206
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #208 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #159 of 356 (top 45%).

Production Details

Primary CountryOther Asia
All Production CountriesLebanon, France
Original LanguageArabic
Spoken LanguagesFrench, Arabic
Production CompaniesBac Films, Les Films des Tournelles, Les Films de Beyrouth, Roissy Films, Sunnyland
Runtime1h 36m
Release DateAugust 9, 2007
IMDbtt0825236
Official Sitewww.bacfilms.com

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