Beirut (film)

Beirut is a 2018 American thriller film about Mason Skiles, a former U.S. diplomat deployed to Beirut, Lebanon in the midst of the civil war in 1982 with CIA operatives to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind. Directed by Brad Anderson and written by Tony Gilroy. Beirut: 1982. The Paris of the Middle East Was Burning. (taglines) Abu Rajal [In Arabic] Curse Me? Curse Me Now! Herzberg [On Abu Rajal] If we had him... we would never let him go! Dialogue Bernard Teppler: Mr. Skiles! Bernard Teppler. American University. Absolute pleasure to have you here. [Referring to Mason's luggage] Let me take... Welcome to Beirut. We're thrilled to have you here. Let me take that for you. [Driving] I'll be your liaison with the university. Get you where you need to get. Beirut's changed quite a bit in the past ten years. You missed quite the civil war. Mason Skiles: My itinerary says I'm staying at the L'Admiral Hotel. Bernard Teppler: Yes, indeed. We've booked you the deluxe suite. On the shelling side, I'm afraid. Beachside was full. Mason Skiles: Why aren't we taking Rue du Nabil? Bernard Teppler: It's faster. Rue du Nabil's not good today. Big car bomb last night. Many people killed. Mason Skiles: Who lit that fuse? Bernard Teppler: Well, it's Beirut, Mr. Skiles. Depends who you ask. PLO says it's Amal militia. Amal militia says it's Christian militia. Christian militia says it's the Druze. Druze says it's the Syrian Army. Listen to the radio from Damascus, it's the Israelis making excuses to come across the border. Driver: Ask Israel... Bernard Teppler: Ah, for them it's always the PLO. Driver: Not the PLO. My wife says it was Gamaeet El Cheea. Mason Skiles: What do you say? Driver: I say we skip Rue du Nabil. [Pulls up to checkpoint] They're checking papers, sir. Mason Skiles: Oh, fuck it. Teenaged irregular soldier: I'm afraid I'll need your passport. Bernard Teppler: Nothing to worry about. PLO run a decent checkpoint. Mason Skiles: You're not hallucinating. It's me Mason. [To Sandy] I don't want to be anywhere near this murdering fuck! ['"To Abu Rajal in Arabic] Today is you're lucky night... YOU SON OF A WHORE!PLO Officer: I thought you came in good faith. Mason Skiles: I did. And now I want to leave in one piece. Sandy Crowder: If I were you, I'd kiss this place goodbye once and for all. Mason Skiles: What if you were you? Sandy Crowder: I've got a pretty good bargaining position. They already offered up some pleasant options. Mason Skiles: You got somebody making that deal for you? Sandy Crowder: I've got a short list. Mason Skiles: I'm around 'til dinner if you really want to stick it to 'em. Mason Skiles: You need to have other plans.Nadim: [Holds up his gun''] This is my only plan. Cast Jon Hamm - Mason Skiles Rosamund Pike - Sandy Crowder Khalid Benchagra - Nadim Yoav Sadian Rosenberg - teenaged Karim Idir Chender - adult aged Karim Leïla Bekhti - Nadia Skiles Kate Fleetwood - Alice Riley Mark Pellegrino - Cal Riley Colin Stinton - Mr. Jones Hichame Ouraqa - Abu Rajal (as Hicham Ouraqa) Ian Porter - Jerry Nick Holder - Dennis Neal Huff - Ernie Shea Whigham - Gary Ruzak Douglas Hodge - Sully Dean Norris - Donald Gaines Larry Pine - Frank Whalen Jonny Coyne - Bernard Teppler Ahmed Said Arif - Bashir Ben Benaffan - Rami Mohamed Zouaoui - Fahmy Abdellah Chakiri - Hussein Alon Moni Aboutboul - Roni Niv Nicholas Woodeson - Herzberg Taglines The Americans want to keep their secrets. The Israelis want to raise the stakes. He only wants to save a life. From the writer of the Bourne trilogy. External links 4669264 Category:2018 films Category:Drama films Category:Thriller films Category:Political drama films Category:Films about revenge Category:Films about the Lebanese Civil War Category:Films set in Beirut Category:Films set in Lebanon Category:Films set in the Middle East Category:Films about the Central Intelligence Agency Category:2010s American films