BEIRUT HOTEL by Danièle Arbid - a Film banned in Lebanon!!
BEIRUT HOTEL is the latest film by director Danièle Arbid, and she has just learnt that it cannot be shown in Lebanon. The censorship committee argued that: "The film would endanger Lebanon's security." While the director insists that the film does not reveal any scoop, nor does it support or attack any Lebanese political party. The film was scheduled to be released in Beirut on January 19, 2012 and due to such middle age censorship it has been cancelled.
Synopsis
Zoha and Mathieu meet one evening in Beirut. Zoha is a young Lebanese singer, trying to escape her dominating husband. Mathieu is an attorney for a French telecom company operating in Syria, who unbeknownst to him, is under surveillance and will subsequently be accused of spying. Their love story lasts 10 days, fuelled by their fears and desires, by intrigue and violence. “Beirut Hotel” is a romance constantly on edge, similar to the country in which the story is set, vacillating between war and peace, where the only certainty is the uncertain.
To watch the trailer for BEIRUT HOTEL please fid the link below:
http://vimeo.com/28352766
Support Danièle in her attempt to spread this news and mobilize against unjust censorship by liking her Facebook page and sharing this post!
Danièle Arbid was born in 1970 and left Lebanon at the age of 17. She settled in Paris where she worked as a journalist, covering news in the Arab world before beginning her career in the cinema.
Please find the links below to learn more;
Synopsis
Zoha and Mathieu meet one evening in Beirut. Zoha is a young Lebanese singer, trying to escape her dominating husband. Mathieu is an attorney for a French telecom company operating in Syria, who unbeknownst to him, is under surveillance and will subsequently be accused of spying. Their love story lasts 10 days, fuelled by their fears and desires, by intrigue and violence. “Beirut Hotel” is a romance constantly on edge, similar to the country in which the story is set, vacillating between war and peace, where the only certainty is the uncertain.
To watch the trailer for BEIRUT HOTEL please fid the link below:
http://vimeo.com/28352766
Support Danièle in her attempt to spread this news and mobilize against unjust censorship by liking her Facebook page and sharing this post!
Danièle Arbid was born in 1970 and left Lebanon at the age of 17. She settled in Paris where she worked as a journalist, covering news in the Arab world before beginning her career in the cinema.
Please find the links below to learn more;
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