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2017

The Insult

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.

Credits

Director

Ziad Doueiri

Producers

Rachid Bouchareb , Jean Bréhat , Julie Gayet

Writers

Ziad Doueiri , Joelle Touma

Cinematographer

Tommaso Fiorilli

Editor

Dominique Marcombe

Production Design

Hussein Baydoun

Costume Design

Lara Mae Khamis

Composer

Éric Neveux

Cast

Adel Karam , Kamel El Basha , Diamand Abou Abboud , Rita Hayek , Christine Choueiri , Talal Jurdi , Camille Salameh , Julia Kassar , Rifaat Torbey , Carlos Chahine

Studios

SCOPE Pictures , Tessalit Productions , Rouge International , Douri Films , Ezekiel Films

Genres

Drama Crime

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

5
The Insult (2017) movie poster
The Insult (2017) movie poster
The Insult (2017) movie poster
The Insult (2017) movie poster
The Insult (2017) movie poster

Awards

0 wins, 1 nomination
Nom Best International Feature Film The Insult 2018

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