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Out of Life

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Wikipedia article




'Out of Life' is a 1991 film directed by Lebanese director Maroun Bagdadi. The film tells the story of a French photographer (played by Hippolyte Girardot), who is kidnapped in Beirut, Lebanon, and attempts to maintain his personal dignity in the face of torture and brainwashing. The story was inspired by the events surrounding the kidnapping of Roger Auque during the Lebanon hostage crisis. The film was produced by the French companies Galate Films and Films A2.

Cast



* Hippolyte Girardot - Patrick Perrault

* Rafic Ali Ahmad - Walid 'Chief'

* Hussein Sbeity - Omar

* Habib Hammoud - Ali 'Philippe'

* Majdi Machmouchi - Moustapha

* Hassan Farhat - Ahmed 'Frankenstein'

* Hassan Zbib - Fadi

* Nabila Zeitouni - Najat

* Hamza Nasrallah - 'De Niro'

* Sami Hawat - Hassan

* Sabrina Leurquin - Isabelle

* Roger Assaf - Farid

* Nidal Al-Askhar - Khaled's Mother (as Nidal Ashkar)

* Fadi Abou Khalil - (as Fady Abou Khalil)

Awards



The film won the Jury Prize at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.

References




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