West Beirut 1998

Growing up is only half the battle.

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Drama Comedy Romance

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.

Release Date 1998-10-30
Runtime 1h 45m
Directors Ziad Doueiri, Ricardo Jacques Gale
Producers Rachid Bouchareb, Jean Bréhat, Eliane Dubois, Bjørn Eivind Aarskog
Writer Ziad Doueiri