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.
Director:
Ziad Doueiri
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Cast
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| Adel Karam | ... | Tony Hanna | |
| Kamel El Basha | ... | Yasser Abdallah Salameh | |
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Camille Salameh | ... | Wajdi Wehbe |
| Diamand Bou Abboud | ... | Nadine Wehbe (as Diamand Abou Abboud) | |
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Talal Jurdi | ... | Talal (as Talal El Jurdi) |
| Christine Choueiri | ... | Manal Salameh | |
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Julia Kassar | ... | Judge Colette Mansour |
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Rifaat Torbey | ... | Samir Geagea |
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Carlos Chahine | ... | Judge Chahine |
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Walid Abboud | ... | Television Host |
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Georges Daoud | ... | Georges Hanna |
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Elie Njeim | ... | Elie |
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Sami Hamdan | ... | Ibrahim Nassar |
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Tony Mehanna | ... | The President |
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In today's Beirut, an insult blown out of proportions finds Toni, a Lebanese Christian, and Yasser, a Palestinian refugee, in court. From secret wounds to traumatic revelations, the media circus surrounding the case puts Lebanon through a social explosion, forcing Toni and Yasser to reconsider their lives and prejudices.
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Language:
ArabicRelease Date:
14 September 2017 (Lebanon) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$1,001,305, 19 April 2018Company Credits
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The insult film was inspired by the 1975 Lebanese civil war. See more »Connections
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A superbly constructed and written, excellently directed and wonderfully acted film. It is specifically about Lebanon, but the kind of conflict it depicts, and the attitudes taken up by the antagonists, could and do flare up anywhere. The film is even-handed in depicting the factions. Everyone has their reasons, their justifications, their excuses. The full gamut of society, from President to car mechanic, is involved, implicated, complicated. Certainly one of the best movies I've seen this year.