The Insult (2018)
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.
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everything you have heard about this movie is true.
While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
One goes too far and those words did one must expect a reaction It's normal It's inevitable.It's human nature. To settle a dispute in a respectful manner consider an apology is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of decency. An apology.Plain and simple.
Prior to seeing this film, I was honestly not familiar with the particular challenges occurring in Lebanon. While this movie attempts to present both sides of the conflicts, it is not intended as a documentary and I am left with a sense that I am still unaware of the cultural, religious, and political strife's encroaching on this region. Nonetheless, the overarching themes of intolerance, entitlement, bigotry and xenophobia seem all too familiar to my US-centric perspective. Not fully understanding the nuances of the polarized factions in this particular drama actually makes it easier to identify the human elements that drive conflicts around the world. You can replace "Lebanese Christian vs. refugee" with "Israeli vs Palestinian," "native Zimbabwe workers vs. white farm owners," "Indonesian residents vs. affluent Chinese immigrants," or even simply "Republicans vs. Democrats" and still tell the same exact story. While the details behind the conflicts can be dramatically different, the human emotions and drives that escalate responses and shut down communication and understanding seem universal. This film is definitely worth a look, but save it for a time when you're prepared for an introspective look at world events and the human conditions that instigate them.
Brilliant script, visual story-telling, and cast. Adel Karam, Kamel el Basha and Rita Hayek, among others, give outstanding performances. From his debut with West Beirut, Doueiri has proven a great cinema maker. Lila ça dit was another marvelous work. I only lament that his films are so few and far between, no doubt due to funding challenges.
A Lebanese movie perfectly describing the situation in Lebanon after the war...