Beirut Hotel
# Beirut Hotel

Beirut Hotel (Arabic: بيروت بالليل, romanized: Beirut bel layl, French: Beyrouth Hôtel) the third long feature film by Lebanese director Danielle Arbid, is a 2011 Lebanese film. The film premiered during the 2011 Locarno International Film Festival.

## Plot

One evening, a married young singer Zoha meets the French lawyer Mathieu in a night club in Beirut. Mathieu will become suspected of spying, while Zoha is trying to flee from her husband. Despite these problems, the two will witness a love story for few days mixed with violence and fear.

## Cast

* Darine Hamze as Zoha
* Rodney El Haddad as Hicham
* Charles Berling as Mathieu
* Karl Sarafidis as Rabih
* Fadi Abi Samra as Abbas

## Nominations

* Golden Leopard during the 2011 Locarno Film Festival.

## Controversy

The movie was banned from viewing in Lebanon due to mentioning the Hariri assassination in the plot.

