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Beirut

Beirut

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

20186.31h 49m

Overview

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.

Directed by Brad Anderson
Written by Tony Gilroy
Produced by Monica Levinson, Tony Gilroy, Mike Weber
Box Office0Revenue: $7.5M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

palestinian-israeli conflictmiddle easthostage1970sterrorismarab1980s

About Beirut

Beirut is a action, thriller, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of palestinian-israeli conflict, middle east, hostage, 1970s, terrorism, arab. Directed by Brad Anderson, it stars Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, Shea Whigham. 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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