Beirut Hotel

Beirut Hotel (Arabic: بيروت بالليل, romanized: Beirut bel layl, French: Beyrouth Hôtel) the third long feature film by Lebanese director Danielle Arbid, is a 2011 Lebanese film. The film premiered during the 2011 Locarno International Film Festival.^[1]

Beirut Hotel
Poster used in Locarno Film Festival
Directed by	Danielle Arbid
Written by	Danielle Arbid Percy Kemp Vincent Dieutre
Starring	Darine Hamze Fadi Abi Samra Charles Berling
Cinematography	Pierric Gantelmi d'Ille
Release date	4 August 2011 (2011-08-04) (Film Festival Locarno)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Lebanon
Languages	Arabic French English

Plot

One evening, a married young singer Zoha meets the French lawyer Mathieu in a night club in Beirut. Mathieu will become suspected of spying, while Zoha is trying to flee from her husband. Despite these problems, the two will witness a love story for few days mixed with violence and fear.

Cast

• Darine Hamze as Zoha
• Rodney El Haddad as Hicham
• Charles Berling as Mathieu
• Karl Sarafidis as Rabih
• Fadi Abi Samra as Abbas
• Hussein Mokadem as Le cousin d'Abbas
• Karim Saleh as Tony
• Joseph Saklameh as Agent de l'oncle

Nominations

• Golden Leopard during the 2011 Locarno Film Festival.

Controversy

The movie was banned from viewing in Lebanon due to mentioning the Hariri assassination in the plot.^[2]