Once Upon a Time in Beirut
1995, Arabic. Directed by Jocelyne Saab.
Two young girls of the war generation, Yasmin and Leila, are in search of Beirut. When they meet an elderly film enthusiast with a secret store of Lebanese films, they persuade him to screen his collection for them. So begins an initiation into the myths and images of Beirut, but the girls want cold figures and facts, war babies indifferent to the memories evoked.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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- Released
- 2 January 1995
- Original title
- كان ياما كان في بيروت
- Country
- Argentina, France, Germany, Lebanon
- Written by
- Philippe Paringaux, Jocelyne Saab, Roland-Pierre Paringaux
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Once Upon a Time in Beirut runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Which OTT platform is Once Upon a Time in Beirut on?
Once Upon a Time in Beirut isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1995. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Once Upon a Time in Beirut?
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Who directed Once Upon a Time in Beirut?
Once Upon a Time in Beirut (1995) was directed by Jocelyne Saab and stars Michèle Tyan, Myrna Maakaron, Khaled El Sayed.