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West Beirut

Poster for the movie ""
Poster for the movie ""

West Beirut (1998)

105 min - Romance, Drama, Comedy, Lebanese Civil War - 1 September 1998
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In 1975, the long slog of civil war has recently begun in Beirut. A high school student named Tarek is thrilled by all the chaos and upheaval because he no longer needs to go to school. Plus, he finds negotiations between West and East Beirut interesting. Tarek is accompanied by his buddy Omar as the two shoot Super 8 films of the tumult around them. The jovial mood takes a tragic turn when Tarek's parents start fighting over whether or not to flee Beirut.

Director:  Ziad Doueiri
Writers:  Ziad Doueiri
Stars:  Rami Doueiri (Tarek Noueri), Naamar Sahli, Mohamad Chamas (O...
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The Kite

Poster for the movie "The Kite"
Poster for the movie "The Kite"

Le cerf-volant (2003)

80 min - Drama, Romance - 1 January 2003
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A young 15 year old girl, Lamia, lives in a southern Lebanese village on the border with Israel. She is given in marriage to her cousin on the other side of the border. As Lamia crosses the barbed wire she also passes from childhood into adulthood, as brutal as our countries and the events that are to follow.

Director:  Randa Chahal Sabbag
Writers:  Randa Chahal Sabbag
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