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Aliens in Beirut

Aliens in Beirut

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Aliens in Beirut

2025

0h 17m

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Romance

Overview

A Lebanese immigrant returns to Beirut for the first time in a decade, only to find love and horror by the sea, in the alleyways, and on the elusive rooftops of the city - right before the 2020 Beirut Port Explosion.

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Raghed Charabaty

Fabio Makary

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Directed by: Raghed Charabaty
Written by: Raghed Charabaty
Produced by: Karel Malkoun

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