- Starring:
- Mohamad ChamasRola Al AminCarmen LebbosJoseph Bou NassarLialiane NemriLe2la Karam...
- Release Date:
- 1 September 1998 Canada ...
- Genre:
- Drama
- Runtime:
- 105 min / Argentina:105 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)
- Color:
- Color
- Other Info:
- Film negative format (mm/video inches)35 mm / Cinematographic processSuper 35 / Printed film format35 mm (anamorphic) / Aspect ratio2.35 : 1 /
- Also Called:
- West Beirut Canada (English title) / Spain, West Beyrouth France / Italy, Beyrouth Al Gharbiyya Lebanon (Arabic title), Länsi-Beirut Finland, Medan Beirut brann Sweden
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 legendar
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