West Beirut (film)
| West Beirut | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ziad Doueiri |
| Written by | Ziad Doueiri |
| Starring | Rami Doueiri Mohamad Chamas Rola Al Amin |
| Cinematography | Ricardo Jacques Gale |
| Edited by | Dominique Marcombe |
| Music by | Stewart Copeland |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Languages | Arabic French |
| Budget | $800,000 (estimated) |
West Beirut (French: West Beyrouth (À l'abri les enfants); Arabic: بيروت الغربية (Bayrut El Gharbiyyeh)) is a 1998 Lebanese war comedy-drama film about the Lebanese Civil War, written and directed by Ziad Doueiri. The film was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.