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Beirut

Beirut

Beirut, 1982: The Paris of the Middle East Was Burning

2018•1h 49m•6.3/10
ActionThrillerDrama

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6.3/10(590)

In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.

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Production

Radar Pictures, Shivhans Pictures, Good Universe, Bleecker Street

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm

Mason Skiles

Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike

Sandy Crowder

Shea Whigham

Shea Whigham

Gary Ruzak

Dean Norris

Dean Norris

Donald Gaines

Mark Pellegrino

Mark Pellegrino

Cal Riley

Douglas Hodge

Douglas Hodge

Sully

Alon Aboutboul

Alon Aboutboul

Roni Niv

Kate Fleetwood

Kate Fleetwood

Alice Riley

Leïla Bekhti

Leïla Bekhti

Nadia Skiles

Jonny Coyne

Jonny Coyne

Bernard Teppler

Larry Pine

Larry Pine

Frank Whalen

Sonia Okacha

Sonia Okacha

Sondrine

Ben Affan

Jassim / Rami

Idir Chender

Idir Chender

Karim

Mohamed Attougui

Mohamed Attougui

Raffik

Ian Porter

Ian Porter

Jerry

Neal Huff

Neal Huff

Ernie

Jay Potter

Jay Potter

Congressman

Khalid Benchagra

Nadim

Yoav Sadian

Karim (13 Years Old)

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