Out of Life (1991)

Original title

Hors la vie

Directed by

Maroun Bagdadi

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy, Belgium

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A French photographer is kidnapped in Beirut and held captive. He tries to hold onto his sense of self while enduring isolation and psychological pressure from his captors.

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What happens

Out of Life (French: Hors la vie) is a 1991 film directed by Lebanese director Maroun Bagdadi. The film tells the story of a French photographer (played by Hippolyte Girardot), who is kidnapped in Beirut, Lebanon, and attempts to maintain his personal dignity in the face of torture and brainwashing. The story was inspired by the events surrounding the kidnapping of Roger Auque during the Lebanon hostage crisis. The film was produced by the French companies Galatée Films and Films A2. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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