West Beirut

Growing up is only half the battle.

Directed by Ziad Doueiri

Produced by RTBF, Exposed Film Productions AS

A coming-of-age story set against the Lebanese civil war that balances teenage friendship and youthful adventure with the encroaching darkness of armed conflict.

In 1975, the long slog of civil war has recently begun in Beirut. Two friends, Tarek and Omar, suffer during the Lebanese civil war. Conflicts arise when they decide to cross from West to East, crossing the Muslim-Christian line that divides Beirut.