Film recommendation: "Incendies"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1255953/
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Incendies/70152488?trkid=2361637
I just finished watching this superb film (most of which involves Lebanon). It was nominated for Best Foreign Film Oscar this year. Recommended!
It includes a lot of cross-cultural stuff (and interesting details like 2 guys both setting off a metal detector ;-)