

Once Upon a Time in Beirut
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1995-01-02 • 1h 44m
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.
- Directors
- Jocelyne Saab
- Writters
- Philippe Paringaux, Jocelyne Saab, Roland-Pierre Paringaux
- Editors
- Philippe Paringaux, Isabelle Dedieu

Once Upon a Time in Beirut
Visit website1995-01-02 • 1h 44m
6.0/10 • 1
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.
- Directors
- Jocelyne Saab
- Writters
- Philippe Paringaux, Jocelyne Saab, Roland-Pierre Paringaux
- Editors
- Philippe Paringaux, Isabelle Dedieu
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsMichèle Tyan
Yasmine
Myrna Maakaron
Leila
Khaled El Sayed
Driver
Emile Accar
Monsieur Farouk
Ziad Makhoul
Gardner
Pascal Faugeras
Officer
Pierre Chamassian
Abou El Abed
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- Arabic
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- Keywords
- woman director