West Beirut (1998)

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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