The read
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
To escape his crumbling marriage, German journalist Laschen travels to Beirut during the fights between Christians and Palestinians to produce an essay. Together with his photographer, he meets some influential people and discovers the everyday face of the war.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Kai HermannWriter
- Volker SchlöndorffWriter
- Volker SchlöndorffDirector
- Jean-Claude CarrièreWriter
- Margarethe von TrottaWriter
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bruno GanzGeorg Laschen
- Hanna SchygullaAriane Nassar
- Jerzy SkolimowskiHoffmann
- Jean CarmetRudnik
- Gila von WeitershausenGreta Laschen
- Peter Martin UrtelBerger
- John MunroJohn
- Fouad NaimExcellence Joseph
- Josette KhalilMadame Joseph
- Ghassan MatarAhmed
- Sarah SalemSister Brigitte
- Rafic Najmtaxi