West Beirut

AKA:
West Beyrouth
Release Date:
Sep 3, 1998
Running Time:
1:49
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Ziad Doueiri
Cast:
Rami Doueiri Tarek
Mohamad Chamas Omar
Rola Al Amin May
Carmen Lebbos Hala
Joseph Bou Nassar Riad
Liliane Nemry Neighbor
Leila Karam Brothel Madam
Hassan Frahat Roadblock Militiaman
Mahmoud Mabsout Baker
Fadi Abou Khalil Bakery Militiaman
Producers:
Rachid Bouchareb , Jean Bréhat
Writers:
Ziad Doueiri
Language:
English
Related Programs:
The Boy From Lebanon
A Suspended Life
L'immeuble Yacoubian
The Kite Runner
Waltz With Bashir
Lebanon

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West Beirut

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 tumult around them. The jovial mood takes a tragic turn when Tarek's parents start fighting over whether or not to flee Beirut.

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