Phantom Beirut is a 1998 Lebanese film by the Lebanese director Ghassan salhab

Ghassan Salhab

Ghassan Salhab is a Lebanese screenwriter, film director, and producer.Salhab was born in in Dakar, Senegal to Lebanese parents. In Addition to making his own films, Salhab collaborates on various scenarios in Lebanon and in France, and teaches film at ALBA and USJ...

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Synopsis

At the end of the eighties it seems the Lebanese conflict will never end. Khalil, a man in his thirties, returns to Beirut after an absence of many years. More than ten years ago, during a battle, he took advantage of the confusion and made believe he was dead. He then disappeared and adopted a false identity... But Beirut is a small town, more and more people are beginning to recognize him.

Cast

• Aouni Kawas
• Darina El Joundi
• Rabih Mroue
• Carol Abboud
• Hassan Farhat
• Younes Aoude
• Ahmad Ali Zein
• Nada Ali Zein