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- He illustrates the bus massacre of April 13, 1975, where attackers from the Phalangist party, a right-wing Christian political group, murdered 22 Palestinians, initiating the Lebanese Civil War. Doeiri’s film displays the ensuing sectarian divide between the Muslim-majority West Beirut and predominantly Christian East Beirut.
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West Beirut (French: West Beyrouth (À l'abri les enfants); Arabic: بيروت الغربية (Bayrut El Gharbiyyeh)) is a 1998 Lebanese drama film, written and directed by Ziad Doueiri. The film was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
- $800,000 (estimated)
- Stewart Copeland
- Ziad Doueiri
- Rami Doueiri, Mohamad Chamas, Rola Al Amin
Sep 3, 1999 · TIMES FILM CRITIC. “West Beirut” is, literally, another country heard from. It’s not only that Lebanon, all but destroyed by more than a decade of civil war, has sent hardly any films to the...
Oct 30, 1998 · West Beirut: Directed by Ziad Doueiri. With Rami Doueiri, Naamar Sahli, Mohamad Chamas, Rola Al Amin. 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.
- (4.7K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Ziad Doueiri
- 1998-10-30
Oct 26, 2023 · “West Beirut” illustrates the violence that struck Beirut following this brutal attack through the eyes of three naive and innocent teens, offering a playful lens to an otherwise grave event in Lebanese history.
West Beyrouth. In 1975, the long slog of civil war has recently begun in Beirut. A high school student named Tarek (Rami Doueiri) is thrilled by all the chaos and upheaval because he no longer ...
- (16)
- Drama
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 Tarek's parents ...
- Carmen Lebbos
- Ziad Doueiri
Summaries. 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.
