West Beirut

West Beirut

1998 7.6 (4.7k) Age 13+

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.

Actors

Rami Doueiri, Mohamad Chamas, Rola Al Amin, Carmen Lebbos, Carmen Lebbos, Liliane Nemri, Leïla Karam

Genres

Drama,

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Countries (outside of the CA)

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Available Languages (Netflix)

Arabic,

Available Subtitles (Netflix)

Arabic English, French,