FRESH FROM ITS 2018 OSCAR NOMINATION FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM, LEBANON'S FIRST!

THE INSULT (Rated R)
(Lebanon, 2018, 1hr 52m)
Directed by Ziad Doueiri

"Gripping entertainment, passionate and humane, fascinating in the particulars of its court proceedings and political maneuvering, convincing in its insistence that a dumb fight over a leaking gutter could upend a fractious country." - Village Voice

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SYNOPSIS

In today's Beirut, an insult blown out of proportions finds Toni, a Lebanese Christian, and Yasser, a Palestinian refugee, in court. From secret wounds to traumatic revelations, the media circus surrounding the case puts Lebanon through a social explosion, forcing Toni and Yasser to reconsider their lives and prejudices.

TRAILER

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