Beirut Hold'em

At a glance

Beirut Hold'em, is a 2022 Lebanese movie, directed by Michel Kammoun, and starring Fadi Abi Samra, Rana Alamuddin, Saleh Bakri. with a runtime of 96 minutes.

Overview

Beirut Hold'em is a Lebanese thriller-drama that immerses viewers in the crumbling lower-middle-class districts of Beirut through the eyes of Ziko, a 40-year-old ex-convict and small-time gambler. Alongside his three boyhood friends, Ziko navigates a country teetering on the brink of war and economic collapse, where the instability of daily life mirrors the unpredictability of a poker table. The film is a tense, atmospheric portrait of survival, friendship, and the gamble that is simply existing in a city on the edge.

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