wakid_y i would never believe, how is the way Bayrouth was before the 1975s civil war, just when i saw this movie with couple of friends i just recognize the fortune in beside living.. this movie if full of information in beside the incredible actors. i really admit this is the best Arabian movie i ever seen. the motion of the wide civilization of the Mediterranean nation may become over the history pages, many information may disappear by time, this movie West Bayrouth supposed to re-inform the watchers of the tiny covers of the history whom frayed and frazzled by the recent conflicts. i advice to see the film! Just consecrate

sajmal23 I recently saw this movie on DVD and it was quite interesting and in a way moving. Although the movie could have been better such as more of the conflict could have been shown there were many moving parts such as the shooting of the bus. The movie shows what the Lebanese people had to go through under french rule. I would recommend it as its a good piece of history. The movie which begins in a school with mixed Christians and muslims was interesting and the fact that a Christian girl becomes best friends with two muslims just shows its not always about religion. Now though Lebanon is a mixed country with both Christians and muslims in harmony lets hope another civil war doesn't break out.

jncherabie 'West Beirut', the debut film from Ziad Doueiri, tells the story of three friends,two boys and a girl, who live in the recently divided West side of Beirut. These characters are equipped with nothing but their bikes and their Super 8 camera. We follow them through their daily lives and watch as the world around them changes with the Lebanese Civil War. Fighter Planes flying over, visits to the bomb shelter, and armed men patrolling the streets all become parts of their daily lives. This movie shows the slow devastation of a once proud country and its people through the people's point of view, but most of all it shows that civil war is fought by the consensus of the people in the country, on the contrary, the civilians are victims trying to survive without ammunition. These people are sitting in their homes with their families, going out and buying groceries, hanging out with their friends, but are considered the enemy because of their religion. Slowly, war begins to change these once carefree characters and movie shifts to become a coming of age story with the backdrop of a broken city. These characters introduce you to the other side of war and depict the effects of war on their surroundings and everyone around them.

abbeylillman West Beirut the movies takes the watcher to the civil war in Lebanon the division and clashes between the west and east of Beirut what someone could feel in a situation of war. what would someone do in a war situation.This is the story in the eyes of the Tarek and his friends in the world of kids everything comes along from humor to a bitter mock a strong friendship between Tarek and Christian girl and the conflict of the relationship grows with deep religious unrest and no trustone of the best movie i ever seen the ending could be better i give it 9/10 well done!