Ring of fire

At a glance

Ring of fire, is a 2004 Lebanese movie, directed by Bahij Hojeij, and starring Nida Wakim, Julia Kassar, Hassan Farhat. with a runtime of 90 minutes.

Overview

Ring of Fire is a Lebanese drama set against the unrelenting violence of a besieged Beirut, where the threat of danger never loosens its grip. The film sustains a suffocating atmosphere of tension from its opening scenes to its final moments, refusing its characters any safe haven or respite. Beirut here becomes more than a city — it is an emblem of every war-torn place in the modern world, a reminder that civilian life can persist even in the absence of peace. Raw and unflinching, Ring of Fire transforms Lebanon's scarred memory into a haunting commentary on the global condition of societies living permanently at war.

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