Once Upon a Time in Beirut

Once Upon a Time in Beirut

1995
1h 44m
6.0

6.0/10

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: AR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Aleph Production
Production Countries
Argentina France Germany Lebanon
Spoken Languages
Arabic French

Quick Facts

Original Title كان ياما كان في بيروت
Release Date January 2, 1995
Status Released
Language AR
IMDb ID tt0110240

Cast

Michèle Tyan
Michèle Tyan

Yasmine

Myrna Maakaron
Myrna Maakaron

Leila

Khaled El Sayed
Khaled El Sayed

Driver

Emile Accar
Emile Accar

Monsieur Farouk

Ziad Makhoul
Ziad Makhoul

Gardner

Pascal Faugeras
Pascal Faugeras

Officer

Pierre Chamassian
Pierre Chamassian

Abou El Abed
Abou El Abed

Key Crew

Jocelyne Saab
Director
Jocelyne Saab
Writer
Philippe Paringaux
Writer
Roland-Pierre Paringaux
Writer