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West Beirut

West Beirut (1998)

Directed by Ziad Doueiri
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Growing up is only half the battle.

1h 45min

Overall average

5.0/10

Plot

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.

Genres

DramaComedyRomance

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleWest Beyrouth
Original languageالعربية (AR)
Spoken languagesالعربية, Français
Production countriesLebanon, Belgium, France, Norway
StatusReleased
Production companiesRTBF, Exposed Film Productions AS, Douri Films, Ciné Libre, ACCI, 38 Productions, CNC, La Sept-Arte, Ministère de la culture
Release date30 ottobre 1998
ProductionRachid Bouchareb, Eliane Dubois, Bjørn Eivind Aarskog, Jean Bréhat
WriterZiad Doueiri
EditingDominique Marcombe
CinematographyRicardo Jacques Gale
Assistant directorsZiad Doueiri, Delphine Régnier Cavero
Camera operatorsRicardo Jacques Gale
Additional photographyRicardo Jacques Gale
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Release dates

Premiere

France / May 13, 1998 / Cannes Film Festival (Director's Fortnight)

Canada / Sep 01, 1998 / PG / Montreal Film Festival

Switzerland / Mar 07, 1999 / Fribourg Film Festival

New Zealand / Jul 10, 1999 / Auckland Film Festival

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Czechia / Jul 07, 2015 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Limited release

Switzerland / Jul 23, 1999 / German speaking region

United States / Sep 03, 1999

Theatrical release

Norway / Oct 30, 1998

France / Dec 16, 1998

Italy / Mar 05, 1999

Spain / Mar 26, 1999

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United Kingdom / Jul 23, 1999

Sweden / Apr 14, 2000

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