West Beirut
“Growing up is only half the battle.”
In 1975, the long slog of civil war has recently begun in Beirut. Two friends, Tarek and Omar, suffer during the Lebanese civil war. Conflicts arise when they decide to cross from West to East, crossing the Muslim-Christian line that divides Beirut.
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Cast
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Rami Doueiri
Tarek
Mohammad Chamas
Omar
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Rola Al Amin
May
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Carmen Lebbos
Hala
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Lila Says
Joseph Bou Nassar
Riad
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Liliane Nemri
Nahida
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Mahmoud Mabsout
Hassan
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Safar Barlek
Hassan Farhat
Militiaman Zeytouni
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Fadi Abi Samra
Darwiche
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Leila Karam
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Ziad Doueiri Director · Stewart Copeland Composer Ricardo Jacques Gale Cinematographer
United States release September 3, 1999 · Produced in Lebanon, Belgium, France, Norway · Languages Arabic, French
Production
RTBF
Production
Exposed Film Productions AS
Production
Douri Films
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Ciné Libre
Production
ACCI
Production
38 Productions
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CNC
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La Sept-Arte
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Ministère de la Culture
Production
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
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Ministry of Culture (France)
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Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK)
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Radio Télévision Belge Francophone
Production
Lebanon · Belgium · France · Norway
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Languages
Original title
West Beyrouth
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
France · May 13, 1998
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival (Director's Fortnight)
Norway · October 30, 1998
Theatrical
United States · September 3, 1999
Limited theatrical
Canada
September 1, 1998 · Premiere · Montreal Film Festival
September 11, 1998 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
July 7, 2015 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
France
December 16, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
March 5, 1999 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 10, 1999 · Premiere · Auckland Film Festival
Spain
March 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 14, 2000 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 7, 1999 · Premiere · Fribourg Film Festival
July 23, 1999 · Limited theatrical · German speaking region
United Kingdom
July 23, 1999 · Theatrical
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