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Beirut Hotel (2011)

Beirut Hotel poster
Directed by
Danielle Arbid
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Lebanon, France, Sweden
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
19
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young Lebanese woman returns to Beirut and gets caught up with a French man who is trying to find his way. The city itself is a character as they navigate personal and political tensions around them.

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What happens

Beirut Hotel (Arabic: بيروت بالليل, romanized: Beirut bel layl, French: Beyrouth Hôtel) the third long feature film by Lebanese director Danielle Arbid, is a 2011 Lebanese film. The film premiered during the 2011 Locarno International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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