WEST BEIRUT
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Language
VOSTA
Duration
105
Rating
About
Presented as part of the cinéMAKTABA series.
In 1975, the long slog of civil war has recently begun in Beirut. A high school student named Tarek is thrilled by all the chaos and upheaval because he no longer needs to go to school. Plus, he finds negotiations between West and East Beirut interesting. Tarek is accompanied by his buddy Omar as the two shoot Super 8 films of the surrounding tumult. The jovial mood takes a tragic turn when Tarek's parents start fighting over whether to flee Beirut.
Directed by
Ziad Doueiri
Actors
Rami Doueiri, Mohammad Chamas, Rola Al Amin, Carmen Lebbos, Joseph Bou Nassar
Country
Belgium, Norway, Lebanon
Version
Original w/English subtitles
Release year
1998