West Beirut: dir Ziad Doueri (1998)

A drama about the 1975 Lebanese Civil War: high schooler Tarek treats the conflict like an adventure, filming Super 8 movies and navigating dangerous borders as a game. Amid rising family tensions, Tarek spends time with May an orphaned Christian girl living in his building. Family tensions rise, mirroring the escalation of the war; as Tarek comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to a nationwide tragedy …

Screens as part of Sharjah Art Foundation’s Sunday Cinema Club – a free film followed by a talk or a workshop, 3pm each Sunday from 5 July to 30 Aug at the Photography Gallery in Al Manakh.