West Beirut (1998)
- Original title
- West Beyrouth
- Directed by
- Ziad Doueiri
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- Lebanon, France, Belgium, Norway
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 49 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In the early days of Lebanon's civil war, two teenage friends and a girl navigate the divided streets of Beirut. They experience ordinary teenage life against a backdrop of sudden violence and shifting front lines.
nostalgicdarkly comicbittersweetupbeat yet tenseyouthfulchaoticearthy
What happens
West Beirut (French: West Beyrouth (À l'abri les enfants); Arabic: بيروت الغربية (Bayrut El Gharbiyyeh)) is a 1998 Lebanese war comedy-drama film about the Lebanese Civil War, written and directed by Ziad Doueiri. The film was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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