West Beirut (film)

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West Beirut

Directed by	Ziad Doueiri
Written by	Ziad Doueiri
Starring	Rami Doueiri Mohamad Chamas Rola Al Amin
Music by	Stewart Copeland
Cinematography	Ricardo Jacques Gale
Editing by	Dominique Marcombe
Release date(s)	1998
Running time	105 min.
Language	Arabic
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West Beirut (Arabic: Beyrout Al Gharbiyya — بيروت الغربيه) is a 1998 film directed by Ziad Doueiri.

[edit] Plot Summary:

In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Muslim-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 bra as a white flag for safe passage. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.

[edit] Credited cast:

Rami Doueiri (Tarek), Mohamad Chamas (Omar), Rola Al Amin (May), Carmen Lebbos (Hala,Tarek's mother), Joseph Bou Nassar (Riad,Tarek' father) , Liliane Nemri (Neighbor), Leïla Karam (Brothel Madam), Hassan Farhat (Roadblock Militiaman), Mahmoud Mabsout (Baker), and Fadi Abou Khalil (Bakery Militiaman).