West Beyrouth

original title:
West Beyrouth
other titles:
(Die Kinder von Beirut), Beyrouth Al Gharbiyya, West Beirut
country / year of production:
France , Norway , Lebanon , Belgium / 1998 (x)
original length:
107 min. , color
premiere:
CDN: 1 September 1998, Montréal Film Festival
genre:
melodrama
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director:
Ziad Doueiri
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keywords:
youth during wartime , women during wartime , authenticity , civilians
war:
Libanese Civil War (1975) / Libanon War (1982-1990)
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Won awards at the "Toronto International Film Festival"and the "Cannes Film Festival" in 1998.
availability:
VHS NTSC, DVD