November 7, 1980. An Egyptian writer has chosen the wrong time to come
to Beirut in search of a publisher for his controversial new book. Men
with machine guns are on every street corner. When the writer meets an
old friend from his revolutionary student days, he is introduced to two
fascinating women: idealistic filmmaker Antoinette and Lamia, the
seductive wife of his would-be publisher.
Based on the author's real-life experience of the civil war in Lebanon,
Beirut, Beirut is an exploration of how, in the midst of chaos and
violence, it is impossible to see where anyone truly stands.