West Beirut

West Beirut (1998)

Growing up is only half the battle.

  • Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1998-10-30
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 43 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 45min
  • Language: العربية
  • Production Company: RTBF
  • Production Country: Lebanon, Belgium, France, Norway
  • Director: Ziad Doueiri
star 7.2/10
From 43 Ratings

Summary

In 1975, the long slog of civil war has recently begun in Beirut. Two friends, Tarek and Omar, suffer during the Lebanese civil war. Conflicts arise when they decide to cross from West to East, crossing the Muslim-Christian line that divides Beirut.

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  • Rami Doueiri

    as Tarek
  • Mohammad Chamas

    as Omar
  • Rola Al Amin

    as May
  • Carmen Lebbos

    as Hala
  • Joseph Bou Nassar

    as Riad
  • Liliane Nemri

    as Nahida
  • Leïla Karam

    as Oum Walid
  • Mahmoud Mabsout

    as Hassan
  • Hassan Farhat

    as Militiaman Zeytouni
  • Fadi Abi Samra

    as Darwiche
Directing Ziad Doueiri Director
Writing Ziad Doueiri Writer
Camera Ricardo Jacques Gale Director of Photography
Art Hamze Nasrallah Production Design
Production Rachid Bouchareb Producer
Editing Dominique Marcombe Editor
Costume & Make-Up Pierre Matard Costume Designer
Production Eliane Dubois Co-Producer
Sound Nicolas Cantin Sound
Sound Jeff Seitz Music Co-Supervisor
Sound Thierry Sabatier Sound Recordist
Production Bjørn Eivind Aarskog Co-Producer
Costume & Make-Up Heidi Baumberger Makeup Artist
Directing Delphine Régnier Cavero Script Supervisor
Production Elie Adabachi Production Manager
Production Jean Bréhat Producer
Sound Stewart Copeland Original Music Composer

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