Alone with War

2001 1h 6m FR

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 4

Documentary

Synopsis

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Beirut is a wonderful town. It's like you're at the center of everything. In Beirut, between 1975 and 1990, there was a civil war, everybody wanted to exterminate everybody. Today, war is over. It stopped a day, like that, after having corrupted our lives. I wanted to shoot the void it had left. Its ghostly presence. That wound...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Danielle Arbid
Writers: Danielle Arbid
Languages: Arabic, French
Countries: Belgium, France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0258143 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Danielle Arbid directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in Arabic, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, French.
4International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6IMDB entry: tt0258143 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.