1998
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
West Beirut
Growing up is only half the battle.
بيروت الغربية
Runtime
1h 45m
Countries
- BE
- Belgium
- FR
- France
- LB
- Lebanon
- NO
- Norway
Languages
- ar
- fr
In 1975, the long slog of civil war has recently begun in Beirut. A high school student named Tarek is thrilled by all the chaos and upheaval because he no longer needs to go to school. Plus, he finds negotiations between West and East Beirut interesting. Tarek is accompanied by his buddy Omar as the two shoot Super 8 films of the tumult around them. The jovial mood takes a tragic turn when Tarek's parents start fighting over whether or not to flee Beirut.
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StatusReleased
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Release dateOct. 30, 1998
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Original LanguageArabic
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Production Companies
- 38 Productions
- ACCI
- CNC
- Ciné Libre
- Douri Films
- Exposed Film Productions AS
- La Sept-Arte
- Ministère de la culture
- NRK
- RTBF