West Beirut (film)

West Beirut
Theatrical release poster
Directed byZiad Doueiri
Written byZiad Doueiri
StarringRami Doueiri
Mohamad Chamas
Rola Al Amin
CinematographyRicardo Jacques Gale
Edited byDominique Marcombe
Music byStewart Copeland
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryLebanon
LanguagesArabic
French
Budget$800,000 (estimated)

West Beirut (French: West Beyrouth (À l'abri les enfants); Arabic: بيروت الغربية (Bayrut El Gharbiyyeh)) is a 1998 Lebanese war comedy-drama film about the Lebanese Civil War, written and directed by Ziad Doueiri. The film was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]

  1. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. ^ "45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.