Rent West Beyrouth (1998)
3.9 of 5 from 57 ratings
1h 50min
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- Synopsis:
- An uplifting rights-of-passage tale set against the war torn city of Beirut in 1975. A city split in two by opposing factions, East Beirut is Christian controlled and West Beirut is Muslim. All of this has a dramatic effect on the life of Tarek, a teenager at school, and his parents. His father is determined to stay, whilst his mother is desperate to leave. Armed with their Super-8 camera Tarek and his friend Omar run amok in the bombed-out streets of the war torn city. Sometimes they are joined on these dangerous excursions by a beautiful young Christian girl, May. These adventures take them all over the ravaged city, each one adding to their experiences of life.
- Actors:
- Rami Doueiri, Naamar Sahli, Mohamad Chamas, Rola Al Amin, Carmen Lebbos, Joseph Bou Nassar, Liliane Nemri, Leïla Karam, Mahmoud Mabsout, Hassan Farhat, Fadi Abou Khalil
- Directors:
- Ziad Doueiri
- Producers:
- Rachid Bouchareb, Jean Bréhat
- Writers:
- Ziad Doueiri
- Aka:
- À l'abri les enfants
- Studio:
- Metrodome
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
