Beyrouth Fantome
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ghassan Salhab
Ahmed Ali Zein
Darina Aljoundi
Aouni Kawas
Carol Abboud
Rabih Mroue
Film Details
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Synopsis
Khalil returns to Beirut after a 10 year absence and is immediately seen by his friends. But he had pretended to have been killed in the war, and was remembered by them as a hero, and so they are furious at his deception. More than this, they are angry that he ran away, lived abroad while they suffered through the seemingly interminable war. His return sparks them to consider their lives, and memories of destruction and death as well as their hopes for the city and the future. The actors discuss their own memories of life in Beirut in interviews interspersed within the narrative.
Director
Ghassan Salhab
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in France October 13, 1999
Shown at Carthage International Film Festival October 22-31, 1998.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.
color
dialogue Arabic
Released in France October 13, 1999
