BEIRUT HOTEL

One evening in Beirut, Hind, a young Lebanese singer trying to free herself from the control of her ex-husband, meets Mathieu, a French lawyer in town on business who is soon tracked and suspected of spying. Over the course of ten days, they experience a love story marked by fear and desire, intrigue and violence, in a country caught between war and peace.

Original title بيروت بالليل (Bayrout Bil Layl)
Directed by Danielle Arbid
Screenplay Danielle Arbid
Cast Darine Hamzé Charles Berling Fadi Abi Samra Rodney El Haddad
Cinematography Pierric Gantelmi d'Ille
Editing Julien Leloup Anne-Laure Viaud
Music Zeid Hamdan
Production Companies Les Films Pelléas Maïa Cinéma Arte France Orjouane Productions DFM Film i Väst
Locarno International Film Festival
2011 | International Competition — World Premiere
Nomination — Golden Leopard
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur — FIFF
2011 | Official Competition — Feature Films
Rencontres Films Femmes Méditerranée — Marseille
2011 | Official Selection
Dubai International Film Festival
2011 | Muhr Arab Feature Film Competition
Nomination — Muhr Arab Award for Best Film
French Film Festival UK
2011 | Panorama — Horizons
Arras Film Festival
2011 | Official Selection — French Premiere
Toronto International Film Festival — TIFF Bell Lightbox / Lebanese Cinema programme
2012 | Official Selection
Transilvania International Film Festival — TIFF
2012 | Supernova
Festival International du Film de La Rochelle — FEMA
2012 | Inédits et avant-premières
French Film Festival in the Czech Republic
2012 | Arte présente

ALAM

THE BLADE OF TUNIS