Beirut Open City
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Samir Habchi
Khaled Nabawy
Diamond Bu Abbud
Cyrene Abdelnour
Rodney Al Haddad
Joseph Bou Nassar
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In the 1990s at the height of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon, a photojournalist attempts to make a film about the brutal interrogation methods used by the shadowy intelligence services against political dissidents. Soon, he finds himself drawn into a deadly game of intrigue as the authority's net tightens around him. In a separate part of the city, a newly married Lebanese man is accidentally shot to death by the bodyguards of the U.S. ambassador. These seemingly unlinked events hurtle towards each other in a city where the truth seldom seems to reveals itself from the shadows.
Director
Samir Habchi
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States October 2008
Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 15-30, 2008.
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 15-30, 2008.)
