A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
May 15, 1991
Original Title:
Hors la vie
Genres:
Drama | War
Production Companies:
Films A2
Galatée Films
Production Countries:
Belgium | France | Italy | Lebanon
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 97
Patrick Perrault, a photo-journalist covering the war in Beirut in the late 1980s, is himself caught up in the hostilities when one day he is picked up and bundled into a car at gun-point. Blind-folded, he is taken to an unknown location where he discovers that he is being taken hostage by Lebanese guerrillas.
Art Direction:
Dan Weil
Costume Design:
Magali Guidasci
Director:
Maroun Bagdadi
Director of Photography:
Patrick Blossier
Editor:
Luc Barnier
Makeup Artist:
Odile Fourquin
Original Music Composer:
Nicola Piovani
Original Story:
Elias Khoury
Screenplay:
Maroun Bagdadi
Didier Decoin
Special Effects:
Philippe Hubin
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