West Beirut
In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. 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 using her underwear as a white flag for safe passage. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.
Keywords
- BOZAR !
- Escape to the 90's
- friendship
- religion
- war
- youth
Actors
- Joseph Bou Nassar
- Fadi Abou Khalil
- Hassan Farhat
- Mahmoud Mabsout
- Mohamad Chamas
- Liliane Nemry
- Leïla Karam
- Carmen Lebbos
- Rola Al Amin
- Rami Doueiri
Director
- Ziad Doueiri
Comedy, Romance
1h 45min
FRENCH
In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. 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 using her underwear as a white flag for safe passage. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.
In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. 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 using her underwear as a white flag for safe passage. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.
Cast & Crew
Director
Ziad Doueiri
Cast
Joseph Bou Nassar
Cast
Fadi Abou Khalil
Cast
Hassan Farhat
Cast
Mahmoud Mabsout
Cast
Mohamad Chamas
Cast
Liliane Nemry
Cast
Leïla Karam
Cast
Carmen Lebbos
Cast
Rola Al Amin
Cast
Rami Doueiri