West Beirut (film)

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West Beirut - بيروت الغربية

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 الغربية) is a 1998 Lebanese drama film written and directed by Ziad Doueiri.

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[edit] Plot

In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Muslim-Christian line and is divided into East and West Beirut. 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. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.