Labyrinth
Film Information
Festival Edition 2003 - Edition 6
Section Panorama
Director Lorne Thyssen
Country Switzerland
Duration 145 mins
Language English, Arabic, and French
Category Panorama 2003
Producer Lorne Thyssen
Screenplay Lorne Thyssen
Cast Charles Dance, Nabila Khashoggi, Ivan Kaye, Jean-Marie Wiiling
Synopsis
The film retraces the events which took place in Beirut between 1982, the date the Israeli troops occupied Lebanon, and 1991 during which time the Lebanese army commanded by General Aoun, crushed by the Christian Militia. Charles Lushington, a prominent English professor specializing in Middle-Eastern affairs, senses Israeli intervention. Encouraged by the Israeli Ambassador in London, Charles decides to go to Beirut himself. Through his encounter with Leila, a young Lebanese woman, Charles experiences another point of view, which reveals the complexities of this conflict maze, putting into question all of his previous convictions.
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Labyrinth
