(Bejrut al Garbija/West Beyrouth, Lebanon, 1998)
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ricardo Gale
Synopsis:
Civil war breaks out on April 14, 1975 in Beirut. Teenagers Tarek and Omar and a young Christian, May, who has recently moved to the city, live in west Beirut in the Muslim part. Christians mostly live in east Beirut. This geographical division causes rampage in the whole state.
Festivals, awards: Cannes (award François Chalais), IMA (Arabian critics’ award, grand prix of the biennale), Toronto (critics’ award), Taipei (jury’s grand prix), Carthage (award for the best debutant), Brussels (au...
35 mm, color, 105 min