Taif Al-Madina
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jean Chamoun
Ahmed Itani
Ahmed Azzein
Rami Bayram
Ammar Chalak
Christine Choueiri
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
One man's struggle to hold onto his beliefs in the midst of Lebanon's civil war, from the outbreak of fighting in 1975 up to the war's end in 1990. In 1975, 12-year-old Rami's life is turned upside down when Beirut is segregated into Christian and Muslim sectors. Twelve years later, Rami works as an ambulance driver, fighting to get news of his missing loved ones.
Director
Jean Chamoun
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States October 2000
Shown at Carthage International Film Festival in Tunisia (in competition) October 19-28, 2000.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Hubert Bals Fund Harvest) January 24 - February 4, 2001.
Fiction feature directorial debut for documentary filmmaker Jean Khalil Chamoun.
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Hubert Bals Fund Harvest) January 24 - February 4, 2001.)
Released in United States October 2000 (Shown at Carthage International Film Festival in Tunisia (in competition) October 19-28, 2000.)
