| The Insult | |
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| 1 Nomination | |
| Year | 2017 |
| Director | Ziad Doueiri |
| Writer | Ziad Doureiri, Joelle Touma |
| Starring | Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Rita Hayek |
| 90th Academy Awards | |
The Insult is a 2017 Lebanese drama film directed by Ziad Doueiri and co-written by Doueiri and Joelle Touma. The film stars Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Rita Hayek, Camille Salameh, and Diamond Bou Abboud. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival. At Venice, Kamel El Basha won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.
Nominations
- Best Foreign Language Film — Lebanon — Ziad Doueiri
Plot[]
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.
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