West Beyrouth

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Anthony E @RT19739233 12/14/2023 If one were to ask of a movie of a teenager just coming of age at the start of Lebanon's Civil War from the mid 70's through the entire 80's, this one, I felt, represents the most of the grounded reality of what it would be like then in the slums of the Lebanese Capitol of Beirut. In a way with this movie, you want to believe that something like a war as such, especially in the Middle East, can just be over with so that these characters can resume with their lives prior to the conflict. It's almost like yearning onto that kind of hope that, as we see through most of the characters in this movie, it's like living a rough dream. Especially in the perspective of the main character, the boy teenager, we don't know what's gonna happen next, or whenever this conflict is gonna end or not. So the best they could do is hold on to each other and possibly find some joy amidst this chaos. It takes a great deal of courage to display something as this film grounded in the sort of reality as to what life was like back then during a harsh chapter in Lebanon's history. See more 06/09/2021 Nostalgic feeling of the Shiite slums in Beirut and the dreadful conditions my family was forced to live through, but nonetheless hilarious and relatable. See more 10/29/2020 A good story that beautifully shows the universality of youth the world over, regardless of background and regardless of the circumstances they live in. All teenagers have a mischievous side, curios imagination, seek friendship, and have sexual urges they can not suppress. See more 09/08/2019 It has many plot holes and the acting was very cringy. It fulfills its job to entertain the audience and tells a nostalgic lebanese story See more 11/03/2014 impressive perspective of what was going on in people's minds... See more 11/01/2014 Moving account of the transition from a stable life to a warzone as told through three teenage friends. How timeless this movie is. Particularly for this part of the world. See more Read all reviews

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