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
Ricardo Jacques Gale
Director of Photography
Elie Adabachi
Production Manager
Bjørn Eivind Aarskog
Co-Producer
Jean Bréhat
Producer
Hamze Nasrallah
Production Design
Heidi Baumberger
Makeup Artist
Rachid Bouchareb
Producer
Delphine Régnier Cavero
Script Supervisor
Nicolas Cantin
Sound
Jeff Seitz
Music Co-Supervisor
Pierre Matard
Costume Designer
Thierry Sabatier
Sound Recordist
Eliane Dubois
Co-Producer
Stewart Copeland
Original Music Composer
Dominique Marcombe
Editor
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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