A hungry journalist chases glory into 1983 Beirut's rubble — ambition has never been this dangerous.
Alex Randal (Stephen Moyer), a young reporter on the make, decides, without knowing anything about the situation, to go to Beirut on October 23, 1983, when he hears a radio report about suicide trucks exploding on both an American base and a French base, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of soldiers. Seduced by a gifted and enigmatic photographer, Julia Muller (Anne Parillaud), Randal finds a capitol torn by civil war, where political, financial and strategic interests intertwine.
Acting
Anne Parillaud's magnetic, damaged photographer steals every frame.
Production
Chaotic Beirut recreation feels dangerously lived-in.
Director
Ludi Boeken
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed partly in Israel doubling for Beirut; production faced real security concerns mirroring the plot.
Based on real 1983 barracks bombings that killed 241 Americans — the film's obscurity speaks to Hollywood's discomfort with messy Middle East accountability.
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