West Beirut
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- Genre: Comedy • Drama • Romance • Foreign • Movies
- Country: France, Norway, Lebanon, Belgium
- Premier: October 30, 1998
- Director:Ziad Doueiri
- WriterZiad Doueiri
- Stars:Rami Doueiri, Naamar Sahli, Mohamad Chamas, Rola Al Am, Carmen Lebbos, Liliane Nemri, Leïla Karam, Mahmoud Mabsout, Hassan Farhat, Fadi Abou Khalil
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Original Title:
West Beirut
Storyline
In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. Tarek is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. At first the war is a lark: school has closed, the violence is fascinating, getting from West to East is a game. His mother wants to leave; his father refuses. Tarek spends time with May, a Christian, orphaned and living in his building. By accident, Tarek goes to an infamous brothel in the war-torn Olive Quarter, meeting its legendary madam, Oum Walid. He then takes Omar and May there using her underwear as a white flag for safe passage. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.
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