Beirut (2018)
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Duration: 109 minuten
Alternative title: The Negotiator
Country:
United States
Directed by: Brad Anderson
Stars: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike and Shea Whigham
IMDb score:
6,5 (26.825)
Releasedate: 11 April 2018
Beirut plot
"Beirut, 1982: The Paris of the Middle East Was Burning"
US diplomat Mason Skiles flees Lebanon in the 1970s after his wife is killed. Ten years later, he is recalled by the CIA to a now war-torn city. He must have conversations there to save the life of Cal Riley, a friend and colleague he left behind at the time.
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Actors and actresses
Mason Skiles
Sandy Crowder
Gary Ruzak
Donald Gaines
Cal
Sully
Roni Niv
Alice
Nicole
Bernard Teppler
Reviews & comments
blurp194
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- 5543 messages
- 4226 votes
Beautifully filmed in a tragic setting.
Beirut as the theater of the all-destroying civil war, the beginning and end of which are hard to understand for an outsider and everyone has something against everyone. Which is nicely explained in the scene in which the taxi makes its way to the hotel. And in retrospect, much later, it is not very clear whether anyone has actually benefited from the whole misery - but countless people have died, fled, and an ancient historic city is gone. And have we learned anything from that? no, because a little bit further on, the same thing just happens again. In that respect, the film is exactly up to date.
And what also succeeds quite well is in conveying how complicated the matter is, and how everyone tries to come out of it pleasantly for themselves. Not necessarily in a neat or honest way, naturally. Not a very nice image of humanity, but very beautifully filmed.
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filmkul
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- 2511 messages
- 2272 votes
Strong thriller. The story is well put together and expertly developed by Anderson. The tension soon follows and towards the end it is increasingly increased. As a viewer you have to keep your wits about you, but it doesn't get very complex. Hamm is comfortable in his role and shows that he is a great actor. Visually, the film looks good with a beautiful eighties setting. Fine thriller. 4.0
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Sergio Leone
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- 4430 messages
- 3110 votes
Pretty okay.
Brad Anderson makes a great film in itself in a genre that rarely appeals to me. Political thrillers, made by Americans, about a conflict in the Middle East: they rarely, if ever, make for the best cinema. However, Anderson succeeds in making an atmospheric and tight film. He cleverly uses Beirut as an atmospheric yet chaotic setting. With Jon Hamm and Rosamund Pike, he has two protagonists who do their job very well. Only that ending is just a bit too American for me, including the waving flag, and ensures that my score is not slightly higher.
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