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Lebanon10 Essential Films from LebanonStop 4 of 10

West Beirut

West Beyrouth

1998

As civil war erupts in 1975 Beirut, two mischievous teenage boys roam the divided city with their Super 8 camera, treating the chaos as an adventure even as the conflict closes in around their families. A vivid, bittersweet coming-of-age drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Lebanon

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