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Once Upon a Time in Beirut

Once Upon a Time in Beirut

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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.
🌏 Languages Available: Arabic , French
📆 Date Released: 1995-01-02
⌚ Running Time: 104 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.0

Beloved Cast

Michèle Tyan original image
Yasmine
Michèle Tyan
Myrna Maakaron original image
Leila
Myrna Maakaron
Khaled El Sayed original image
Driver
Khaled El Sayed
Emile Accar original image
Monsieur Farouk
Emile Accar
Ziad Makhoul original image
Gardner
Ziad Makhoul
Pascal Faugeras original image
Officer
Pascal Faugeras

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