Year: 1995
Runtime: 104 mins
Language: Arabic
Director: Jocelyne Saab
Yasmin and Leila, two war‑generation women, search for Beirut. They meet an elderly film lover who hides a private collection of Lebanese movies and agree to screen it. The viewing initiates them into the city’s myths and imagery, but the sisters seek cold facts and remain indifferent to the personal narratives and memories it evokes.
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