Once Upon a Time in Beirut
1995 · Movie · 104 min. · Lebanon
Two young girls of the war generation, Yasmin and Leila, are in search of Beirut. When they meet an elderly film enthusiast with a secret store of Lebanese films, they persuade him to screen his collection for them. So begins an initiation into the myths and images of Beirut, but the girls want cold figures and facts, war babies indifferent to the memories evoked.
Direction Jocelyn Saab
Cast Emile Accar · Pierre Chamassian · Abou El Abed · Myrna Maakaron · Khaled El Sayed · Pascal Faugeras · Ziad Makhoul · Michèle Tyan
Soundtrack Pierre Donnadieu
Screenplay Philippe Paringaux · Roland-Pierre Paringaux · Jocelyn Saab
Cinematography Roby Breidi
Original title Kanya Ya Ma Kan, Beyrouth (Once Upon a Time in Beirut)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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