Phantom Beirut [Blu-ray]

Phantom Beirut Blu-ray presents Ghassan Salhab’s haunting debut, reflecting on memory, identity, and the lingering aftermath of conflict.

Set in late-1980s Lebanon, the film follows Khalil as he returns to Beirut under a new identity after faking his death years earlier. Reconnecting with former friends and comrades, he is forced to confront both personal history and the unspoken realities that surround a city shaped by war.

Moving between past and present, Phantom Beirut explores collective amnesia and the quiet erasure of lived experience, offering a restrained and introspective portrait of life in the shadow of conflict.

directed by: Ghassan Salhab
starring: Aouni Kawas, Darina El Joundi, Rabih Mroué, Carol Abboud
1998 / 117 min / 1.85:1 / Arabic DTS-HD MA 5.1