Beirut Hotel
Beirut Hotel | |
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Directed by | Danielle Arbid |
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Cinematography | Pierric Gantelmi d'Ille |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | Lebanon |
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Beirut Hotel (Arabic: بيروت بالليل, romanized: Beirut bel layl, French: Beyrouth Hôtel) the third long feature film by Lebanese director Danielle Arbid, is a 2011 Lebanese film. The film premiered during the 2011 Locarno International Film Festival.[1]
Plot[]
One evening, a married young singer Zoha meets the French lawyer Mathieu in a night club in Beirut. Mathieu will become suspected of spying, while Zoha is trying to flee from her husband. Despite these problems, the two will witness a love story for few days mixed with violence and fear.
Cast[]
- Darine Hamze as Zoha
- as Hicham
- Charles Berling as Mathieu
- Karl Sarafidis as Rabih
- as Abbas
Nominations[]
- Golden Leopard during the 2011 Locarno Film Festival.
Controversy[]
The movie was banned from viewing in Lebanon due to mentioning the Hariri assassination in the plot.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Festival del Locarno". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.lorientlejour.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2022.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Beirut Hotel at IMDb
Categories:
- 2011 films
- Arabic-language films
- 2010s French-language films
- Lebanese films
- French films
- Swedish films
- 2011 romantic drama films
- French romantic drama films
- Swedish romantic drama films
- Films set in Lebanon
- French spy films
- Swedish spy films
- Lebanese drama films
- Asian film stubs
- Lebanon stubs