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    Once Upon a Time in Beirut

    104'

    1995-01-02

    8

    Drama

    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.

    DirectingJocelyne SaabWritingJocelyne Saab

    Cast

    1

    Yasmine

    Michèle Tyan

    1

    Leila

    Myrna Maakaron

    1

    Driver

    Khaled El Sayed

    1

    Monsieur Farouk

    Emile Accar

    1

    Gardner

    Ziad Makhoul

    1

    Officer

    Pascal Faugeras

    1

    Pierre Chamassian

    1

    Abou El Abed

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Argentina
      2. France
      3. Germany
      4. Lebanon
    • List of languages:
      1. Arabic
      2. French
    • List of companies:
      1. Aleph Production
    • Vote Count: 2
    • Popularity: 0.8098
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:كان ياما كان في بيروت

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