Phantom Beirut (
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
: أشباح بيروت ''ashbah bayroot'') is a 1998 Lebanese film by the Lebanese director
Ghassan Salhab
Ghassan Salhab (Arabic; غسان سلهب, born 4 May 1958) is a Lebanese screenwriter and film director born in Dakar, Senegal. In addition to making his own films, he collaborates on various scenarios and teaches film in Lebanon. He has dir ...
.
Plot
At the end of the 1980s, it seems the
Lebanese conflict will never end. Khalil, a man in his thirties, returns to
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
after many years. More than ten years earlier, during a battle, he took advantage of the confusion and pretended he was dead. He then disappeared and adopted a false identity. But Beirut is a small town, and people are increasingly beginning to recognize him.
Cast
* Aouni Kawas
* Darina El Joundi
*
Rabih Mroué
Rabih Mroué ( ar, ربيع مروة, born 1967) is a Lebanese stage and film actor, playwright, and visual artist. Rooted in theater, his work includes videos and installation art; the latter sometimes incorporates photography, text and sculptur ...
*
Carol Abboud
* Hassan Farhat
* Younes Aoude
* Ahmad Ali Zein
* Nada Ali Zein
External links
Trailer of the movie*
1998 films
1998 drama films
Lebanese drama films
1990s Arabic-language films
Films directed by Ghassan Salhab
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