Phantom Beirut
Phantom Beirut
Phantom Beirut
Phantom Beirut
Phantom Beirut
Phantom Beirut
Phantom Beirut
Phantom Beirut
Phantom Beirut
Phantom Beirut
Phantom Beirut
Phantom Beirut
Phantom Beirut
Phantom Beirut
Phantom Beirut

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Phantom Beirut

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Several Futures is an independent film distributor with a focus on auteurist and anti-imperialist work. The label was founded in 2022 by filmmaker and programmer Graham L. Carter in the hopes of bringing films to North America that might otherwise not be released. “My loyalty is always with the oppressed.” - Heiny Srour.

Lebanon at the end of the 80s. Ghassan Salhab’s debut follows Khalil as he returns to Beirut under a new identity, forced to confront the old friends and comrades he left behind following his faked death a decade earlier. Phantom Beirut is a haunting exploration of the official silences and collective amnesias that stalk the lives of those who live through conflict.

directed by: Ghassan Salhab
starring: Aouni Kawas, Darina El Joundi, Rabih Mroué, Carol Abboud
1998 / 117 min / 1.85:1 / Arabic DTS-HD MA 5.1

Additional info:

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • A short film Jalal Toufic about the insomniac filmmaker Salhab
  • A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Öykü Sofuoğlu
  • New Artwork by Tyler Rubenfeld
  • English subtitles

Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 5 reviews.

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Must watch 90s Lebanese classic

"Before I bought this disc, I’d heard great things about Phantom Beirut from a friend. So glad I bought it and watched it. Now I’m also recommending it to everyone."

— Carlos M. (5/5)

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— Paul K. (5/5)

Great film!

"Late in the 1980s it seems like the Lebanese conflict will never end. Khalil returns to Beirut after many years. Ten years earlier, during a battle, he took advantage of the confusion and pretended he was dead."

— Sebastian V. (5/5)

Phantom Beirut

"An enjoyable film."

— Gloria W. (4/5)

Fascinating and harrowing

"The notion that real bullets are flying in the background during filming is terrifying. A must see."

— Kyle G. (5/5)

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