West Beirut
Synopsis
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. Written by
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Actors (7)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : 3B Productions
- Foreign production company : Douri Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pyramide International
- French distribution : Swift
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producers : Jean Bréhat, Rachid Bouchareb
- Screenwriter : Ziad Doueiri
- Director of Photography : Ricardo Jacques
- Music Composer : Stewart Copeland
- Editor : Dominique Marcombe
- Sound Recordist : Nicolas Cantin
- Costume designer : Pierre Matard
- Foreign Producer : Ziad Doueiri
- Sound Assistant : David Rit
- Continuity supervisor : Delphine Régnier-Cavero
- Production Designer : Hamza Nasrallah
- Sound Mixer : Thierry Sabatier
- Still Photographer : Roger Arpajou
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- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : Arabic, French
- Coproducer countries : France, Norway, Lebanon, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1998
- French release : 16/12/1988
- Runtime : 1 h 45 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 90.805
- Visa issue date : 03/12/1998
- Approval : No
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
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Sydney - Film Festival
Australia, 1999
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