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Around the Pink House

One of the most popular Lebanese films of the late 1990s, Around the Pink House is a story that explores the changing urban landscape of Beirut after the Civil War. La maison rose (the pink house) is an old mansion in Beirut where the Nawfal family found shelter during the Civil War. Unfortunately for them, their immediate environment is rapidly changing, as many of the old shell-ridden buildings are being torn down and replaced by new construction projects. When Mattar, the owner of the pink house, decides to sell it to make room for a large commercial centre, the residents of the neighbourhood become divided between the shopkeepers and businessmen in favour of a different kind of modernity.

Top Cast

  • Hanane Abboud

    Hanane Abboud

  • Fadi Abi Samra

    Fadi Abi Samra

  • Anne-Marie Afif

    Anne-Marie Afif

  • Asma Andraos

    Asma Andraos

  • Aline Aoun

    Aline Aoun

  • Zina Arida

    Zina Arida

  • Nabil Assaf

    Nabil Assaf

  • Antoine Balabane

    Antoine Balabane

  • Feriale Barouky

    Feriale Barouky

Overview

One of the most popular Lebanese films of the late 1990s, Around the Pink House is a story that explores the changing urban landscape of Beirut after the Civil War. La maison rose (the pink house) is an old mansion in Beirut where the Nawfal family found shelter during the Civil War. Unfortunately for them, their immediate environment is rapidly changing, as many of the old shell-ridden buildings are being torn down and replaced by new construction projects. When Mattar, the owner of the pink house, decides to sell it to make room for a large commercial centre, the residents of the neighbourhood become divided between the shopkeepers and businessmen in favour of a different kind of modernity.

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