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Synopsis. 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 ...
With the April 1975 massacre of a busload of civilians, Beirut is suddenly on its way to becoming a war zone. It becomes a divided city, with military checkpoints even for a Muslim native like Tarek's father (Joseph Bou Nassar) and danger zones where not even the most intrepid schoolboy ought to go. But neither Tarek nor his friends are ...
1998. 1 hr 45 min. 7.6 (4,739) West Beirut is a captivating coming-of-age drama set in 1975 Beirut, at the onset of the Lebanese Civil War. The film is directed by Rami Doueiri, who also co-wrote the screenplay with his longtime collaborator, Khalil Joreige. It stars Mohamad Chamas as Tarek, a rebellious teenager, and Naamar Sahli as Omar, his ...
Released September 3rd, 1999, 'West Beirut' stars Rami Doueiri, Mohamad Chamas, Rola Al Amin, Carmen Lebbos The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a user score of 72 (out of ...
Don’t expect much sociopolitical insight from the Lebanese movie WEST BEIRUT about a teenage boy and his family who go through the war between Christians and Muslims in Beirut during the 1970s and 1980s. The movie is mostly an apolitical coming-of-age story of the teenager as he tries to cope with the cultural warfare and social bedlam around ...
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 11, 2004. Andy Klein New Times. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 29, 2004. Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) This warm and very smart comedy is set against ...
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