From the organizer: In 1975, a civil war bursts out in Beirut, ripping apart the capital city along an East/Christian-West/Muslim line for 17 years.

Tarek and Omar, two self-confident teenage boys living in West Beirut, are fascinated and excited by the first days of the war and enjoy the freedom of not having school; they play their games, ride their bikes around, film with Omar’s Super 8 camera and become friend with their new neighbour May, a Christian young girl… However, the city becomes increasingly unsafe and tragedy appears to be unavoidable. circulating from the is a life-risking experience.
Ziad Doueiri’s film is a poignant story of coming of age in a war-torn city. 

Director: Ziad Doueiri
Year: 1998
City: Beirut, Lebanon
Running time: 105 minutes
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0157183/