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10 famous stories set in Lebanon

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Browse 50 books and 36 movies set in Lebanon.

Capernaum

Capernaum

Boo Pictures-Mooz Films-Cedrus Invest Bank-Clandestino Filmes-DFI-KNM Films-Les Films des Tournelles-Louverture Films-Open City Films-Sunnyland Film-The Bridge Production
movie

Zain a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.

Setting: Beirut, LebanonTime Period: Contemporary
Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir

ARTE-Razor Film Produktion-RTBF-TSR-YLE-Bridgit Folman Film Gang-SBS-Les Films d'ici-ITVS International
movie

An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.

Setting: Lebanon; IsraelTime Period: 1982
The Insult

The Insult

Tessalit Productions-Rouge International-SCOPE Pictures-Douri Films-Ezekiel Films
movie

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.

Setting: Beirut, LebanonTime Period: Contemporary
Al Hayba: The Movie

Al Hayba: The Movie

Cedars Art Production
movie

The murderer of Jabal’s father is spotted alive in Bulgaria. Jabal heads a fierce hunt passing by Bulgaria and Istanbul. With the aim to bring Nazem back to justice to Al Hayba village.

Setting: Lebanon; Bulgaria; Istanbul, TurkeyTime Period: 2020s
Where Do We Go Now?

Where Do We Go Now?

Les Films des Tournelles
movie

On a remote isolated unnamed Lebanese village inhabited by both Muslims and Christians. The village is surrounded by land mines and only reachable by a small bridge. As civil strife engulfed the country the women in the…

Setting: LebanonTime Period: 2010s
From Beirut to Jerusalem

From Beirut to Jerusalem

by Thomas L. Friedman, Đặng Ly (Translator)
book

This extraordinary bestseller is still the most incisive, thought-provoking book ever written about the Middle East. Thomas L. Friedman, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting, and now the…

Setting: Beirut, Lebanon; Jerusalem, IsraelTime Period: 1980s
Beirut

Beirut

Universal Pictures-Radar Pictures-ShivHans Pictures
movie

In 1980s Beirut Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile a CIA field agent who is…

Setting: Beirut, LebanonTime Period: 1980s
Caramel

Caramel

ARTE France Cinéma-Bac Films-Les Films des Tournelles-Les Films de Beyrouth-Roissy Films-Sunnyland
movie

In a beauty salon in Beirut the lives of five women cross paths. The beauty salon is a colorful and sensual microcosm where they share and entrust their hopes fears and expectations.

Setting: Beirut, LebanonTime Period: 2000s
How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms

How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms

Przedsiębiorstwo Realizacji Filmów "Zespoły Filmowe"
movie

After escaping across Europe from Stalag camp Dolas's ride to Cyprus is stopped when his ship in sunk by an Italian submarine. Although he and some of his fellow sailors are rescued by an Allied ship they find…

Setting: Europe; Cyprus; Beirut, LebanonTime Period: World War II
The Delta Force

The Delta Force

Cannon Group-Golan-Globus Productions
movie

A 707 aircraft jetliner en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of…

Setting: Athens, Greece; Rome, Italy; Beirut, Lebanon; Mediterranean SeaTime Period: 1980s

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