West Beirut (1999)

Movie"Growing up is only half the battle"
Audience Score
72
In 1975 the long slog of civil war has recently begun in Beirut A high school student named Tarek is thrilled by all the chaos and upheaval because he no longer needs to go to school Plus he finds negotiations between West and East Beirut interesting Tarek is accompanied by his buddy Omar as the two shoot Super 8 films of the tumult around them The jovial mood takes a tragic turn when Tareks parents start fighting over whether or not to flee Beirut
StarringRami DoueiriMohamad ChamasRola Al Amin
DirectorZiad Doueiri
WriterZiad Doueiri

Movie Details

Original Language:Arabic
Production Companies:RTBF Exposed Film Productions AS Douri Films Ciné Libre ACCI 38 Productions CNC La SeptArte Ministère de la culture