西贝鲁特
/
West Beirut
/
À l'abri les enfants
/
西貝魯特
director:
齐德·多尔里
playwright:
齐德·多尔里
actor:
Rami Doueiri
/
Naamar Sahli
/
Mohamad Chamas
/
Rola Al Amin
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Carmen Lebbos
…
genre:
Drama
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Comedy
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Romance
region:
Lebanon
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France
language:
Arabic
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French
length: 1h 45m
release date: 1998-09-11
IMDb: tt0157183
overview
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.