Beirut Open City (2008)

Original title

Doukhan bila nar

Directed by

Samir Habchi

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Lebanon

Runtime

1h 41m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

The film follows a group of characters in Beirut after the Lebanese Civil War and during the Syrian occupation. It shows their daily lives and struggles in a city slowly rebuilding.

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What happens

Beirut Open City (French: Beyrouth Ville Ouverte) (Arabic: دخان بلا نار, romanized: doukhan bila nar) is a 2008 Lebanese film written and directed by Samir Habchi. The film takes place after the Lebanese Civil War during the 1990s and the Syrian occupation of Lebanon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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