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THE INSULT

L'INSULTE

By Ziad DOUEIRI

PALACE FILMS - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline, AUSTRALIA, New Zealand

Drama - Completed 2017

A clash over a silly plumbing issue leads to the opening of a long trial where Palestinians and Lebanese Christians confront.

La Biennale di Venezia - Venice FF 2017

Competition COPPA VOLPI - Best Actor

Toronto - TIFF 2017

Contemporary World Cinema

Busan IFF 2017

A Window on Asian Cinema

AFI FEST 2017

World Cinema

Rotterdam IFF 2018

Voices

- Year of production
- 2017
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- FRANCE, LEBANON
- Languages
- ARABIC
- Duration
- 112 mn
- Director(s)
- Ziad DOUEIRI
- Writer(s)
- Ziad DOUEIRI, Joëlle TOURNA
- Cast
- Adel KARAM, Rita HAYEK, Kamel EL BASHA
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-6E32-0000-L-0000-0000-B
- Producer(s)
- Julie GAYET (ROUGE INTERNATIONAL), Nadia TURINCEV (ROUGE INTERNATIONAL), Jean BREHAT (3B PRODUCTIONS), Rachid BOUCHAREB (3B PRODUCTIONS)
- Synopsis
- While renovating the facade of a building in Beirut, Toni, a Lebanese Christian, and Yasser, a Palestinian refugee, clash over a silly plumbing issue. A shouting argument ensues and Yasser ends up insulting Toni.
  Hurt in his dignity, Toni decides to file a complaint. They are rapidly stuck in an infernal spiral. A long and highly publicised trial opens where Palestinians and Lebanese Christians settle their score.