Beirut, 1982: The Paris of the Middle East Was Burning
In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and plot-driven.
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- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Jon HammMason Skiles
- Rosamund PikeSandy Crowder
- Shea WhighamGary Ruzak
- Dean NorrisDonald Gaines
- Mark PellegrinoCal Riley
- Douglas HodgeSully
- Alon AboutboulRoni Niv
- Kate FleetwoodAlice Riley
- Leïla BekhtiNadia Skiles
- Jonny CoyneBernard Teppler
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- Brad AndersonDirector
- Tony GilroyWriter
- Björn CharpentierDirector of Photography
- John DebneyOriginal Music Composer
- Andrew HafitzEditor
- Ted FieldProducer
- Tony GilroyProducer
- Monica LevinsonProducer
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