Beirut Hold ‘Em

DIRECTOR

Michel Kammoun

RUN TIME

93 Minutes

LANGUAGE

Arabic

YEAR

2019

Country

Lebanon

English Subtitles

Yes

Genre

Feature

Cast

Fadi Abi Samra, Saleh Bakri, Rita Hayek

Classification

CTC

Synopsis

Beirut Hold’em is a slow burn depiction of four middle-class men, fighting their way in a country on the edge of war and bankruptcy. Instability is the norm, everyday is a high wire act and existence is a roll of the dice.

Screening: Friday, 9 September 2022, 9.00pm
BAR LFF: Lebanese wine and beer can be purchased at additional cost
— HOYTS Bankstown

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