Lebanese director ziad doueiri on oscarshortlisted the. Director ziad doueiri talks about making oscarnominated the insult the filmmaker consulted with his mother, a lawyer, for courtroom scenes. Director ziad doueiri talks about making oscarnominated. Ziad doueiris new film the insult is a metaphor for the fault lines that scar lebanon. Director ziad doueiri on his oscar nominated film the insult. The mix is toxic and the result is a pretty good, albeit sometimes heavy handed courtroom drama. Linsulte is a 2017 lebanese legal drama film directed by ziad doueiri and cowritten by doueiri and joelle touma. Chouf by karim dridi on dvd soon oscars 2018 the insult by ziad doueiri.
Ziad doueiri is probably the most essential contemporary lebanese cinematic director. Im living abroad and unforunately it wont be showing here. While there are a couple scenes in the third act that just didnt work for me, the overall product is well worth watching. In that context, it is true, it doesnt give a compelling reason why she committed the suicide attack. The attack 2012 film jump to navigation jump to search.
Linsulte directed by ziad doueiri vod stream or download on. As entertaining as it is heartbreaking and eye opening, the insult would be if. As entertaining as it is heartbreaking and eye opening, the insult would be if you didnt see this drama. Are we to assume the premise for the insult springs from an observation about lebanese society. Ziad doueiri directorcoscreenwriter born in beirut in 1963, ziad doueiri left lebanon at the age of 20 during the lebanese civil war to study in the u. Ziad doueiri says he was detained in attempt to suppress. The insult, the latest movie by director ziad doueiri, was set to close the palestinian days of cinema festival on monday and was competing for the festivals top award. After an emotional exchange between a lebanese christian and a palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention. Now the only problem is, how can we expats watch it abroad. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th venice international film festival. The tinderbox of lebanese politics and identity sparks into a controlled conflagration in ziad doueiris calculatedly explosive drama the insult. Nineteen years after directing the awarding winning west beirut movie, lebaneseborn cinematographer and film director ziad doueiri is back with another lebanese civil war movie entitled the insult starring adel karam, rita hayek, kamel elbasha, camille salameh, diamand bou abboud, talal jurdi, julia kassar, christine choueiri and refaat torbey. In the insult, all politics is a local neighborhood squabble ziad doueiris new oscarshortlisted film is about the religious and tribal divisions in contemporary lebanon and how a small.
In the insult, all politics is a local neighborhood. Doueiri masterfully takes this private clash of wills as a starting point to explore historic rifts amongst lebanese communities, and the aftermath of the civil war. Ziad doueiris film the insult is one of this years oscar nominees in the foreign film category. Ziad doueiris film the insult meets with huge success in lebanon. From secret wounds to traumatic revelations, the media circus surrounding the case puts lebanon through a social explosion, forcing toni and yasser to. Toni hanna is the example of every christian lebanese man who has suffered and is still suffering till this day because of the civil war. The showdown that ensues turns into a national crisis. Directed and cowritten by ziad doueiri the attack, the insult is lebanons official selection for best foreign language film consideration at the 90th academy awards. The insult by ziad doueiri as official entry best foreign language lebanon oscars 2018 best music forjeannette by bruno dumont at lumieres awards 2018. Ziad doueiris latest film hits cinemas lebanon traveler.
In todays beirut, an insult blown out of proportions finds toni, a lebanese christian, and yasser, a palestinian refugee, in court. The insult, based on this theme, unravels the lives of refugees in the arab countries in an unmarked yet distinct perspective. Director ziad doueiri said his detention in beirut and questioning by a military tribunal were an attempt to suppress his film the insult. He is best known for his awardwinning films west beirut 1998 and the insult 2017, a film nominated at the 90th academy awards representing lebanon. Despite controversy surrounding the director of the insult, lebanon submitted the film to compete for an academy award this year. From secret wounds to traumatic revelations, the media circus. Its shortlisted for best foreign language filma first for a lebanese movie. The insult linsulto by ziad doueiri official italian. The insult the 2017 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Pity the nation that insults its people as other nations honor them. Joining us on the show this week is the insult director, ziad doueiri, a secular muslim who grew up in beirut.
However, if one were to watch the film more than once, the. Find similar and related movies for the insult 2017 ziad doueiri on allmovie. But their quarrel escalates to a national crisis when it ends up in a court case that leads to a media storm. In todays beirut, an insult blown out of proportion finds toni, a lebanese christian, and yasser, a palestinian refugee, in court.
Intelligently using humor and pathos, the insult is ultimately a plea for empathy, forgiveness and peace. Drama the insult throws light on divided lebanon, gets. Director ziad doueiri on the insult the business kcrw. The tinderbox of lebanese politics and identity sparks into a controlled conflagration in ziad doueiri s calculatedly explosive drama the insult. Hi guys, does anyone by any chance have a torrent file or working link to watch the insult by ziad doueiri. In 2012, director ziad doueiri broke lebanese law by shooting a movie in israel. The insult uses its familiar courtroom drama framework to deliver a hardhitting statement on modern middle eastern politics thats as gripping as it is thoughtprovoking. His movie west beirut is probably the most renowned lebanese movie for the past 2 decades and his latest the insult just made its debut at the venice film festival to rave.
The film, largely a courtroom drama, tackles the cultural, religious and political rifts that have. Hey guys, as most of you movie buffs out there are aware, doeuiri is back with another great work. The internationally acclaimed new film from multi awardwinning writerdirector ziad doueiri, 2018 oscarnominee the insult is a thrilling new legal drama centring on a minor disagreement that escalates into a nationwide controversy. Another fine year for french cinema at the toronto film festival. His latest film,the insult, has nothing to do with israel, but doueiri still has enemies in. A reallife incident that occurred in ziad doueiris life triggered the creation of his latest film, the insult. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. The insult 2017 by ziad doueiri, streaming linktorrent.
The insult will be released in lebanese cinemas starting september 14th. In the actors shoes personal triumph special scenes. The insult ziad doueiri iffr 2018 1 it starts as a minor altercation between hottempered lebanesechristian toni and palestinianborn contractor yasser. Sep 7, 2017 linsulte the insult directed by ziad doueiri. What initially begins as a disagreement between two men over a water pipe slowly escalates into a courtroom drama and then into violence. Ziad doueiris the insult to open 22nd iffk 2017 iffk 2017. Get your tickets now and enjoy one of the most critically acclaimed movies of the year.
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