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Out of Life is a 1991 film
directed by Lebanese
director Maroun Bagdadi. The film tells the story of a French
photographer (played by Hippolyte Girardot
), who is kidnapped in Beirut
, Lebanon
, and attempts to maintain his personal dignity in the face of torture
and brainwashing. The film was produced by the French companies Galatée Films and Films A2.
at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival
.
directed by Lebanese
director Maroun Bagdadi. The film tells the story of a French
photographer (played by Hippolyte Girardot
), who is kidnapped in Beirut
, Lebanon
, and attempts to maintain his personal dignity in the face of torture
and brainwashing. The film was produced by the French companies Galatée Films and Films A2.
at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival
.
directed by Lebanese
director Maroun Bagdadi. The film tells the story of a French
photographer (played by Hippolyte Girardot
), who is kidnapped in Beirut
, Lebanon
, and attempts to maintain his personal dignity in the face of torture
and brainwashing. The film was produced by the French companies Galatée Films and Films A2.
at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival
.
1991 in film
The year 1991 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York* Terminator 2: Judgment Day, became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.*November...
directed by Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
director Maroun Bagdadi. The film tells the story of a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
photographer (played by Hippolyte Girardot
Hippolyte Girardot
Hippolyte Girardot is a French actor.He is not related to the actress Annie Girardot.-Selected filmography:* 1973: La Femme de Jean, directed by Yannick Bellon, Rémi...
), who is kidnapped in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, and attempts to maintain his personal dignity in the face of torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
and brainwashing. The film was produced by the French companies Galatée Films and Films A2.
Cast
- Hippolyte GirardotHippolyte GirardotHippolyte Girardot is a French actor.He is not related to the actress Annie Girardot.-Selected filmography:* 1973: La Femme de Jean, directed by Yannick Bellon, Rémi...
- Patrick Perrault - Rafic Ali Ahmad - Walid 'Chief'
- Hussein Sbeity - Omar
- Habib Hammoud - Ali 'Philippe'
- Majdi Machmouchi - Moustapha
- Hassan FarhatHassan FarhatBorn in Telafa, Iraq, Hassan Farhat was the founder and Imam of Salaheddin Mosque in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada....
- Ahmed 'Frankenstein' - Hassan Zbib - Fadi
- Nabila Zeitouni - Najat
- Hamza Nasrallah - 'De Niro'
- Sami Hawat - Hassan
- Sabrina Leurquin - Isabelle
- Roger Assaf - Farid
- Nidal Al-Askhar - Khaled's Mother (as Nidal Ashkar)
- Fadi Abou Khalil - (as Fady Abou Khalil)
Awards
The film won the Jury PrizeJury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)
The Jury Prize is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It is considered the third most prestigious prize at the film festival, after the Palme d'Or and the Grand Prix....
at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival
1991 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Roman Polanski *Férid Boughedir *Whoopi Goldberg *Margaret Menegoz *Natalia Negoda *Alan Parker *Jean-Paul Rappeneau *Hans Dieter Seidel *Vittorio Storaro...
.
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Out of Life is a 1991 film1991 in film
The year 1991 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York* Terminator 2: Judgment Day, became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.*November...
directed by Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
director Maroun Bagdadi. The film tells the story of a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
photographer (played by Hippolyte Girardot
Hippolyte Girardot
Hippolyte Girardot is a French actor.He is not related to the actress Annie Girardot.-Selected filmography:* 1973: La Femme de Jean, directed by Yannick Bellon, Rémi...
), who is kidnapped in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, and attempts to maintain his personal dignity in the face of torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
and brainwashing. The film was produced by the French companies Galatée Films and Films A2.
Cast
- Hippolyte GirardotHippolyte GirardotHippolyte Girardot is a French actor.He is not related to the actress Annie Girardot.-Selected filmography:* 1973: La Femme de Jean, directed by Yannick Bellon, Rémi...
- Patrick Perrault - Rafic Ali Ahmad - Walid 'Chief'
- Hussein Sbeity - Omar
- Habib Hammoud - Ali 'Philippe'
- Majdi Machmouchi - Moustapha
- Hassan FarhatHassan FarhatBorn in Telafa, Iraq, Hassan Farhat was the founder and Imam of Salaheddin Mosque in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada....
- Ahmed 'Frankenstein' - Hassan Zbib - Fadi
- Nabila Zeitouni - Najat
- Hamza Nasrallah - 'De Niro'
- Sami Hawat - Hassan
- Sabrina Leurquin - Isabelle
- Roger Assaf - Farid
- Nidal Al-Askhar - Khaled's Mother (as Nidal Ashkar)
- Fadi Abou Khalil - (as Fady Abou Khalil)
Awards
The film won the Jury PrizeJury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)
The Jury Prize is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It is considered the third most prestigious prize at the film festival, after the Palme d'Or and the Grand Prix....
at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival
1991 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Roman Polanski *Férid Boughedir *Whoopi Goldberg *Margaret Menegoz *Natalia Negoda *Alan Parker *Jean-Paul Rappeneau *Hans Dieter Seidel *Vittorio Storaro...
.
External links
Out of Life is a 1991 film1991 in film
The year 1991 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York* Terminator 2: Judgment Day, became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.*November...
directed by Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
director Maroun Bagdadi. The film tells the story of a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
photographer (played by Hippolyte Girardot
Hippolyte Girardot
Hippolyte Girardot is a French actor.He is not related to the actress Annie Girardot.-Selected filmography:* 1973: La Femme de Jean, directed by Yannick Bellon, Rémi...
), who is kidnapped in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, and attempts to maintain his personal dignity in the face of torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
and brainwashing. The film was produced by the French companies Galatée Films and Films A2.
Cast
- Hippolyte GirardotHippolyte GirardotHippolyte Girardot is a French actor.He is not related to the actress Annie Girardot.-Selected filmography:* 1973: La Femme de Jean, directed by Yannick Bellon, Rémi...
- Patrick Perrault - Rafic Ali Ahmad - Walid 'Chief'
- Hussein Sbeity - Omar
- Habib Hammoud - Ali 'Philippe'
- Majdi Machmouchi - Moustapha
- Hassan FarhatHassan FarhatBorn in Telafa, Iraq, Hassan Farhat was the founder and Imam of Salaheddin Mosque in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada....
- Ahmed 'Frankenstein' - Hassan Zbib - Fadi
- Nabila Zeitouni - Najat
- Hamza Nasrallah - 'De Niro'
- Sami Hawat - Hassan
- Sabrina Leurquin - Isabelle
- Roger Assaf - Farid
- Nidal Al-Askhar - Khaled's Mother (as Nidal Ashkar)
- Fadi Abou Khalil - (as Fady Abou Khalil)
Awards
The film won the Jury PrizeJury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)
The Jury Prize is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It is considered the third most prestigious prize at the film festival, after the Palme d'Or and the Grand Prix....
at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival
1991 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Roman Polanski *Férid Boughedir *Whoopi Goldberg *Margaret Menegoz *Natalia Negoda *Alan Parker *Jean-Paul Rappeneau *Hans Dieter Seidel *Vittorio Storaro...
.