Out of Life

Out of Life (1991)

Hors la vie

Patrick Perrault, a photo-journalist covering the war in Beirut in the late 1980s, is himself caught up in the hostilities when one day he is picked up and bundled into a car at gun-point. Blind-folded, he is taken to an unknown location where he discovers that he is being taken hostage by Lebanese guerrillas.

Date of release
1991-05-15
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama, War
Director
Maroun Bagdadi

Casting

Interesting facts

Out of Life is a 1991 film directed by Lebanese director Maroun Bagdadi. The film tells the story of a French photographer, who is kidnapped in Beirut, Lebanon, and attempts to maintain his personal dignity in the face of torture and brainwashing. The story was inspired by the events surrounding the kidnapping of Roger Auque during the Lebanon hostage crisis. The film was produced by the French companies Galatée Films and Films A2.

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