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West Beirut

Growing up is only half the battle.

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.

1h 45m1998TMDb 7.0

DramaComedyRomance

Arabic

Crew and Cast

Ziad DoueiriZiad DoueiriDirector
Rami DoueiriTarek
Mohammad ChamasOmar
Rola Al AminMayCarmen LebbosCarmen LebbosHala
Joseph Bou NassarRiad
Liliane NemriNahida
Mahmoud MabsoutHassanHassan FarhatHassan FarhatMilitiaman ZeytouniFadi Abi SamraFadi Abi SamraDarwiche
Leila KaramOum Walid

Storyline

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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Info

Original title
West Beyrouth
Status
Released
Released
30 October 1998
Runtime
1h 45m
TMDB score
7.0 / 10 (51 votes)

Production

Director
Ziad Doueiri
Writers
Ziad Doueiri
Studios
RTBF, Exposed Film Productions AS, Douri Films
Countries
Lebanon, Belgium, France

Languages

Original
Arabic
Spoken
Arabic, French