Drama · Argentina · 1995 · 1h 44m

Once Upon a Time in Beirut

كان ياما كان في بيروت

Once Upon a Time in Beirut poster
Director
Jocelyne Saab
Cast
Michèle Tyan as Yasmine Myrna Maakaron as Leila Khaled El Sayed as Driver Emile Accar as Monsieur Farouk Ziad Makhoul as Gardner Pascal Faugeras as Officer
Crew
Roby Breidi — Director of Photography Dominique Auvray — Editor Isabelle Dedieu — Editor Philippe Paringaux — Writer Jocelyne Saab — Writer Roland-Pierre Paringaux — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
woman director
Key Collaborators
Jocelyne Saab Director Roby Breidi Director of Photography Dominique Auvray Editor Isabelle Dedieu Editor Philippe Paringaux Writer Jocelyne Saab Writer Roland-Pierre Paringaux Writer
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