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West Beirut (1998)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:14

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.2/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: It is Beirut, 1975. Tarek, Omar, and May are teenagers roaming the streets, listening to pop music and making super 8 films. School has been closed, and the city has been split into the... It is Beirut, 1975. Tarek, Omar, and May are teenagers roaming the streets, listening to pop music and making super 8 films. School has been closed, and the city has been split into the Christian-controlled East Beirut and the Muslim militia-controlled West Beirut, where the teens live. They are forced to grow up faster in ways they had not expected as violence seizes the city and their worlds become smaller as parts of their familiar surroundings are suddenly declared "off-limits." [More]

Starring: Rami Doueiri, Mohammed Chamas, Rola Al Amin, Carmen Lebbos

Starring: Rami Doueiri, Mohammed Chamas, Rola Al Amin, Carmen Lebbos, Joseph Bou Nassar, Liliane Nemry, Leila Karam, Hassan Farhat, Mahmoud Mabsout, Fadi Abou Khalil

Director: Ziad Doueiri

Director: Ziad Doueiri
Screenwriter: Ziad Doueiri
Producer: Rachid Bouchareb, Jean Brehat
Composer: Stewart Copeland

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In this cross-cultural gem, we are touched as the characters struggle to keep their souls alive in the midst of war.

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04/20/01
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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A story worth telling.

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Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
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Doueiri deserves credit for the courage of his effort, for his obvious desire to go beyond the fictional boundaries of moviemaking to illustrate the continuing plight of the Lebanese people.

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Maria Garcia
Maria Garcia
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A superficial war story that trivializes its important and compelling subject matter and eventually becomes an endurance test for viewers.

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Chris Hicks
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Shares a wealth of perceptive observation that knits together into a moving memoir.

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Yes. A war zone can be fun for restless teens with hot blood and a passion for mischief.

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