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West Beirut (film)
''West Beirut'' (; ()) is a 1998 Lebanon, Lebanese War film, war comedy drama, comedy-drama film about the Lebanese Civil War, written and directed by Ziad Doueiri. The film was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot In April 1975, a young Lebanese boy named Tarek witnesses a 1975 Beirut bus massacre, massacre of Palestinians by the Kataeb Regulatory Forces, Phalangists. Shortly thereafter, the Lebanese Civil War, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Green Line (Lebanon), line separating the Islam in Lebanon, Muslim-Christianity in Lebanon, Christian mixed Beirut, West Beirut from the quasi-Christian East Beirut canton, East Beirut. After the line was created, Tarek is now considered to live in West Beirut, as he is Muslim himself and is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. At first the war is a lark, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziad Doueiri
Ziad Doueiri ( ; born October 7, 1963) is a Lebanese film director. He is known for his award-winning films '' West Beirut'' (1998) and '' The Insult'' (2017), a film that was nominated at the 90th Academy Awards, representing Lebanon in the Best International Feature Film category. Personal life and career Ziad Doueiri was born in Beirut on October 7, 1963, and grew up there during the Lebanese Civil War, where he shot his personal films with an 8 mm camera. At the age of 20, he left Lebanon during the civil war to go study in the United States, and graduated in 1986 from San Diego State University with a degree in cinema, then worked with Quentin Tarantino as camera assistant then cinematographer for movies such as '' Jackie Brown'', '' From Dusk till Dawn'', ''Pulp Fiction'', and '' Reservoir Dogs''. In 1998, Ziad Doueiri wrote and directed his first feature film ''West Beirut'', which received international fame, which stars his brother Rami Doueiri. The film was followe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, sixteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Economy of Lebanon, Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important Port of Beirut, seaport for the country and region, and rated a Global City, Beta- World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Mabsout
Mahmoud Mabsout (), also known by the character Fehmen () (1941 – 25 July 2011) was a Lebanese actor. Biography Mahmoud was born in 1941 in Tripoli, North Lebanon. He was not good at school, as he said in an interview. He failed first grade six times, and when he was 12 years old, the principal of his school told his father "your son is not good for school." Meanwhile, Mahmoud spent his time acting sketches that he invented with his friends. Mahmoud formed with his friends the "Drabzin Agha" troupe, and made some sketches that made it to festival of the «Ecole des Freres» (school). His father didn't want him to act, and was reported to beat Mahmoud in order to stop him from acting. The father locked his son to prohibit him from going out because acting was a «forbidden art» in his point of view. Mahmoud escaped using a rope tied to the balcony. At the age of sixteen, his father sent him to Africa to work with his brothers. He worked with them during the day, but spent night ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leïla Karam
Leila Karam (1928 – 2 December 2008) was a Lebanese actress. Her major contributions were in the 1970s and 1980s in many Lebanese and Egyptian movies, plays and TV series of Tele Liban Tele may refer to: * Television * Tele (band), a German rock/pop band * Tele Ikuru, Deputy Governor of Rivers State * Télé, Mali, a rural commune of the Cercle of Goundam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali * Telemarketing * Telegraphy * ''Eveni .... Career Karam began her career in broadcast media in 1956, at Near East Radio. Soon after television came to Lebanon in 1959, she starred as the mother in the series ''Abou Melhem''. Her last role was as Carine Rizkallah's mother in Marte W Ana in 2000 Personal life Karam was married, and had one son. Her elder sister Nabila Karam was also actress. She died on 2 December 2008 in a hospital in Beirut after a long illness. Filmography Quotes "They don't remember us except when we are dead, that is if they do, so why should we remember them or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliane Nemri
Liliane Nemri () is a Lebanese actress and comedian who has acted in Lebanese movies and series. Filmography TV series *Abou Melhem *Al 3a2ila al sa3ida *Al Mo3allima wal Ostaz *Sett El habayeb Ya Baba *Bentein w Sabi *Es7a Ya neyem *A7la 3alam *Shou bado ysir *Oul Nchalla *Kella Mel7a *Ghadan Yawmon Akhar *Imra2a men daya3 *Erbet Ten7al *Jamil w Jamile *Kallemni Arabi *Abou el 3abed *Ma2lab Mrattab *3ammi Kou *She22a fo2 She22a *Alkhadaj *Abdo w abdo *Se3a bel ize3a *Mech zabta *Jamil and Jamileh (2001) *Ahdam chi (2010) References * Lebanese film actresses Lebanese television actresses Living people 1960 births {{lebanon-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Bou Nassar
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled , . In Kurdish (''Kurdî''), the name is , Persian, the name is , and in Turkish it is . In Pashto the name is spelled ''Esaf'' (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled ''Ousep'' (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil, it is spelled as ''Yosepu'' (யோசேப்பு). The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Lebbos
Carmen Lebbos (; born 22 February 1963) is a Lebanese theater, television, and film actress who has worked in film, television actress. Lebbos has been active since 1981; she has been in several television series and movies including Ziad Doueiri’s ''West Beirut'' and Josef Fares’s '' Zozo''. Biography Lebbos was born in Beirut to a working-class family. Personal life Lebbos was in fifteen year long relationship with famed Lebanese musician Ziad Rahbani Ziad Rahbani (, born 1956) is a Lebanese composer, pianist, playwright, and political commentator. He is the son of Fairouz, one of Lebanon and the Arab world's most famous singers, and Assi Rahbani, one of the founders of modern Arabic music .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lebbos, Carmen 1963 births Lebanese film actresses Lebanese stage actresses Lebanese television actresses Actresses from Beirut Living people Lebanese Christians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multinational Force In Lebanon
The Multinational Force in Lebanon (MNF) was an international peacekeeping force created in August 1982 following a 1981 U.S.-brokered ceasefire between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel to end their involvement in the conflict between Lebanon's pro-government and pro-Syrian factions. The ceasefire held until June 3, 1982, when the Abu Nidal Organization attempted to assassinate Shlomo Argov, Israel's ambassador to London. Israel blamed the PLO and three days later invaded Lebanon. West Beirut was besieged for seven weeks before the PLO acceded to a new agreement for their withdrawal. The agreement provided for the deployment of a Multinational Force to assist the Lebanese Armed Forces in evacuating the PLO, Syrian forces and other foreign combatants involved in Lebanon's civil war. The four-nation MNF was created as an interposition force meant to oversee the peaceful withdrawal of the PLO. The participants included the U.S. Multinational Force (USMN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hafez Al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad (6 October 193010 June 2000) was a Syrian politician and military officer who was the president of Syria from 1971 until Death and state funeral of Hafez al-Assad, his death in 2000. He was previously the Prime Minister of Syria, prime minister from 1970 to 1971 as well as the regional secretary of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region, regional command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region, Syrian regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and secretary general of the Ba'ath Party (Syrian-dominated faction), National Command of the Ba'ath Party from 1970 to 2000. Assad was a key participant in the 1963 Syrian coup d'état, which brought the Syrian regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party to power in the country, a power that lasted until the Fall of the Assad regime, fall of the regime in 2024, then led by his son Bashar al-Assad, Bashar. After the 1963 coup, the new leadership appointed Assad as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Lebanon War
The 1982 Lebanon War, also called the Second Israeli invasion of Lebanon, began on 6 June 1982, when Israel invaded southern Lebanon. The invasion followed a series of attacks and counter-attacks between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) operating in southern Lebanon and the Israel Defense Forces, Israeli military, which had caused civilian casualties on both sides of the border. The Israeli military operation, codenamed Operation Peace for Galilee, was launched after gunmen from the Abu Nidal Organization attempted to assassinate Shlomo Argov, Israel's ambassador to the United Kingdom. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin blamed the PLO, using the incident as a ''casus belli''. It was the second invasion of Lebanon by Israel, following the 1978 South Lebanon conflict. The Israelis sought to end Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon, Palestinian attacks from Lebanon, destroy the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in the country, and install a pro-Israel Leban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat (4 or 24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004), also popularly known by his Kunya (Arabic), kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader. He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004, President of the State of Palestine from 1989 to 2004 and President of the Palestinian Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004. Ideologically an Arab nationalist and a Arab socialism, socialist, Arafat was a founding member of the Fatah political party, which he led from 1959 until 2004. Arafat was born to Palestinian parents in Cairo, Egypt, where he spent most of his youth. He studied at the Cairo University, University of King Fuad I. While a student, he embraced Arab nationalist and anti-Zionist ideas. Opposed to the 1948 creation of the State of Israel, he fought alongside the Muslim Brotherhood during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Following the defeat of Arab forces, Arafat returned to Cairo and served as president of the General Union of Palesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Beirut Canton
The East Beirut canton, also known as Kfarshima - Madfoun or Marounistan, was a Christian militia controlled territory that existed in Lebanon from 1976 until its gradual erosion following the Taif Agreement and the end of the country's civil war. It was one of the wartime state-like territories, controlled by the Lebanese Forces (LF) militia, and was separated in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, from Muslim majority West Beirut by the Green Line, extending outside the capital northward to include the region of Keserwan up till the city of Byblos on the western coast and the northern part of Mount Lebanon to the northeast. It bordered the Zgharta region to the north, which was controlled by a rival Christian militia, the Marada Brigade which controlled a canton known as the Northern canton. East Beirut was a semi-independent region, from which Syrian troops stationed in Lebanon were mostly absent. It had its own security and legal apparatus, with the LF also providing the local pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
