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The Insult(2019)

R
1h 53m

Release Date: Jan 12, 2018 | Limited

After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.

Releases

Original Release | Jan 12, 2018

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Box Office

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$24,957
Total US & Canada:
$1,001,305
Total International
$2,664,931
Total Worldwide:
$3,666,268

Director & Top Cast

Ziad Doueiri
Director

Adel Karam
Tony Hanna

Kamel El Basha
Yasser Abdallah Salameh

Camille Salameh
Wajdi Wehbe

Diamand Bou Abboud
Nadine Wehbe(as Diamand Abou Abboud)

Diamand Abou Abboud
Nadine Wehbe

Rita Hayek

Shirine Hanna

Talal Jurdi

Talal

Christine Choueiri

Manal Salameh

Julia Kassar

Judge Colette Mansour

Rifaat Torbey

Samir Geagea

Carlos Chahine

Judge Chahine

Walid Abboud

Television Host

Georges Daoud

Georges Hanna

Elie Njeim

Elie

Sami Hamdan

Ibrahim Nassar

Tony Mehanna

The President

Abido Bacha

Salah Ayoub

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: France

Summaries

Storyline

In today's Beirut, an insult blown out of proportions finds Toni, a Lebanese Christian, and Yasser, a Palestinian refugee, in court. From secret wounds to traumatic revelations, the media circus surrounding the case puts Lebanon through a social explosion, forcing Toni and Yasser to reconsider their lives and prejudices. What should have been a trivial altercation, quickly settled and forgotten, instead propels two men to the center of a politically charged scandal in Lebanon-one that reopens historical and political wounds on both sides. When Yasser, a Palestinian refugee and building foreman, and Tony, a Christian nationalist and auto mechanic, go head to head after a misunderstanding involving a drainpipe on Tony's balcony, Yasser utters an insult Tony cannot forgive. The events immediately following result in the two stubborn men facing off in court where, fueled by the media and a famous right-wing Christian lawyer, old wounds and unresolved tension threaten to divide a nation. — Anonymous In modern Lebanon--against the backdrop of delicate equilibria, frail ethnic and religious amalgamations, and the flaming scars of a devastating fifteen-year-long civil war--an otherwise trifling matter between two men, Tony, a Lebanese Christian, and Yasser, a Palestinian refugee, gets rapidly blown out of proportion. Before long, a hot-headed act of impropriety, paired with a vain effort at reconciliation and a sincere apology that never came, will prepare the ground for a fierce showdown in court, gradually escalating into a conflict of nationwide proportions. However, what was the insult in the first place? — Nick Riganas When Palestinian Muslim foreman Yasser installs a new drainpipe on Lebanese Christian Tony's balcony without his permission, Tony's dislike of Palestinians triggers what appears to be a minor disagreement. But insults are hurled, and the situation soon escalates out of control. What begins with a petty argument leads to a highly publicized trial that captivates a nation, and also gives a range of people an opportunity to settle old scores. Doueiri masterfully takes this private clash of wills as a starting point to explore historic rifts amongst Lebanese communities, and the aftermath of the civil war. Intelligently using humor and pathos, The Insult is ultimately a plea for empathy, forgiveness and peace. — Anonymous

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