Around the Pink House (1999)

  • NR
  • 12/15/1999 (FR)
  • Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • 1h 32m

Overview

One of the most popular Lebanese films of the late 1990s, Around the Pink House is a story that explores the changing urban landscape of Beirut after the Civil War. La maison rose (the pink house) is an old mansion in Beirut where the Nawfal family found shelter during the Civil War. Unfortunately for them, their immediate environment is rapidly changing, as many of the old shell-ridden buildings are being torn down and replaced by new construction projects. When Mattar, the owner of the pink house, decides to sell it to make room for a large commercial centre, the residents of the neighbourhood become divided between the shopkeepers and businessmen in favour of a different kind of modernity.

Joana Hadjithomas

Writer, Director

Khalil Joreige

Director, Writer

Cast

Hanane Abboud's headshot

Hanane Abboud

Fadi Abi Samra's headshot

Fadi Abi Samra

Anne-Marie Afif's headshot

Anne-Marie Afif

Asma Andraos's headshot

Asma Andraos

Aline Aoun's headshot

Aline Aoun

Zina Arida's headshot

Zina Arida

Nabil Assaf's headshot

Nabil Assaf

Antoine Balabane's headshot

Antoine Balabane

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