West Beyrouth
Paese d'origine: France Lebanon
Genere: Drama
Lingue: Arabic French
Plot: In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. Tarek is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. At first the war is a lark: school has closed, the violence is fascinating, getting from West to East is a game. His mother wants to leave; his father refuses. Tarek spends time with May, a Christian, orphaned and living in his building. By accident, Tarek goes to an infamous brothel in the war-torn Olive Quarter, meeting its legendary madam, Oum Walid. He then takes Omar and May there using her underwear as a white flag for safe passage. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.
Visti censura internazionale: France:U Sweden:11 Switzerland:12 Switzerland:12
Date di uscita internazionali:
| France:16 December 1998 |
| Italy:5 March 1999 |
| Norway:30 October 1998 |
| Spain:26 March 1999 |
| Sweden:14 April 2000 |
| UK:23 July 1999 |
| New Zealand:10 July 1999 | (Auckland Film Festival) |
| Switzerland:23 July 1999 | (German speaking region) |
| USA:3 September 1999 | (limited) |
| Canada:1 September 1998 | (Montreal Film Festival) |
| Canada:11 September 1998 | (Toronto Film Festival) |
| Dolby |
| France:105 |
| Lebanon:90 |
distribuzione cinematografica nazionale:
angel scandinavia a/s
cowboy booking international
swift distribution
tadrart films
vértigo films, s.l.
produzione cinematografica: douri films exposed film productions as ciné libre la sept-arte
produttore cinematografico: bouchareb rachid bréhat jean
attore: doueiri rami chamas mohamad al amin rola lebbos carmen bou nassar joseph nemri lialiane karam leïla farhat hassan mabsout mahmoud khalil fadi abou
direttore della fotografia: gale ricardo jacques
scenografia: nasrallah hamze
montaggio: marcombe dominique
compositori: copeland stewart
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: doueiri ziad
produzione cinematografica: douri films exposed film productions as ciné libre la sept-arte
produttore cinematografico: bouchareb rachid bréhat jean
attore: doueiri rami chamas mohamad al amin rola lebbos carmen bou nassar joseph nemri lialiane karam leïla farhat hassan mabsout mahmoud khalil fadi abou
direttore della fotografia: gale ricardo jacques
scenografia: nasrallah hamze
montaggio: marcombe dominique
compositori: copeland stewart
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: doueiri ziad


