West Beirut

West Beirut

7.0IMDb Score
Released:1998-10-30
Duration:105 min
Director:Ziad Doueiri
Actors:Rami Doueiri, Mohammad Chamas, Rola Al Amin, Carmen Lebbos, Joseph Bou Nassar
Production:RTBF, Exposed Film Productions AS, Douri Films, Ciné Libre, ACCI, 38 Productions, CNC, La Sept-Arte, Ministère de la culture

Overview:

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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