West Beirut (1998)
1h 45m
Running Time
October 30, 1998Release Date
West Beirut (1998)
1h 45m
Running Time
October 30, 1998Release Date
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
In 1975, the long slog of civil war has recently begun in Beirut. Two friends, Tarek and Omar, suffer during the Lebanese civil war. Conflicts arise when they decide to cross from West to East, crossing the Muslim-Christian line that divides Beirut.
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Cast & Crew.

Rami Doueiri
Tarek

Mohammad Chamas
Omar

Naamar Sahli
Actor

Rola Al Amin
May

Mohamad Chamas
Omar

Carmen Lebbos
Hala

Joseph Bou Nassar
Riad

Liliane Nemri
Nahida

Leïla Karam
Oum Walid

Mahmoud Mabsout
Hassan

Hassan Farhat
Militiaman Zeytouni

Fadi Abi Samra
Darwiche

Ziad Doueiri
Director / Writer

Stewart Copeland
Original Music Composer

Dominique Marcombe
Editor

Pierre Matard
Costume Designer

Elie Adabachi
Production Manager

Nicolas Cantin
Sound

Rachid Bouchareb
Producer

Jean Bréhat
Producer

Eliane Dubois
Co-Producer

Bjørn Eivind Aarskog
Co-Producer

Ricardo Jacques Gale
Director of Photography

Hamze Nasrallah
Production Design

Heidi Baumberger
Makeup Artist

Thierry Sabatier
Sound Recordist

Delphine Régnier Cavero
Script Supervisor

Jeff Seitz
Music Co-Supervisor
Media.




Details.
Release DateOctober 30, 1998
Original NameWest Beyrouth
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
civil war
1970s
super-8
lebanese civil war
teenage protagonist
coming of age
teenage boy
armed conflict
Wiki.
West Beirut (French: West Beyrouth (À l'abri les enfants); Arabic: بيروت الغربية (Bayrut El Gharbiyyeh)) is a 1998 Lebanese war comedy-drama film about the Lebanese Civil War, written and directed by Ziad Doueiri. The film was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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