In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. Tarek is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. At first the war is a lark: school has closed, the violence is fascinating, getting from West to East is a game. His mother wants to leave; his father refuses. Tarek spends time with May, a Christian, orphaned and living in his building. By accident, Tarek goes to an infamous brothel in the war-torn Olive Quarter, meeting its legendary madam, Oum Walid. He then takes Omar and May there using her underwear as a white flag for safe passage. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.

West.Beirut.1999.NF.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.x264-ASCE.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 45 min
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Language(s):Arabic, French
Subtitles:English, French, Arabic

The post Ziad Doueiri – West Beyrouth (À l’abri les enfants) AKA West Beirut (1998) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.

https://nitro.download/view/FABCE76EF8EDB24/the.insult.2017.720p.bluray.x264-cinefile.mkv

Language(s):Arabic
Subtitles:English

The post Ziad Doueiri – L’insulte AKA The Insult (2017) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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Set in Marseilles, this coming-of-age tale centers on a Lolita-esque teen who is a big tease to a shy Arab kid. Lila is a gorgeous 16-year-old girl who has just moved, with her rather strange aunt, into a poor neighborhood populated primarily by Arab families. The two leaders of the suburb’s main gang fall in love with her. One is the film’s poetic narrator, a quiet boy with a talent for writing named Chimo; the other is Mouloud, a headstrong punk. One day, Lila dares Chimo to look up her skirt — if he can handle it — and by doing so, puts into motion a sequence of raw, devastating events. The ensuing maelstrom that develops out of this romantic triangle reveals the dangers inherent in sexual game playing.

http://www.nitroflare.com/view/BF176536C95750E/imts-lisa.avi
http://www.nitroflare.com/view/540613518F15602/imts-lisa.subs.rar

Language(s):French

The post Ziad Doueiri – Lila dit ça AKA Lila Says (2004) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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Dr. Amin Jaafari is an Israeli Palestinian surgeon, fully assimilated into Tel Aviv society. He has a loving wife, an exemplary career, and many Jewish friends. But his picture-perfect life is turned upside down when a suicide bombing in a restaurant leaves nineteen dead, and the Israeli police inform him that his wife Sihem, who also died in the explosion, was responsible. Convinced of her innocence, Amin abandons the relative security of his adopted homeland and enters the Palestinian territories in pursuit of the truth. Once there, he finds himself in ever more dangerous places and situations. Determined, he presses on seeking answers to questions he never thought he would be asking.

http://nitroflare.com/view/7F0420B494967CF/The.Attack.%282012%29.dvdrip.AC3.AdagioZ.mkv

Language(s):Arabic, Hebrew
Subtitles:English, Turkish

The post Ziad Doueiri – The Attack (2012) first appeared on Cinema of the World.