# The Insult (2017)

> A volatile Beirut dispute between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee becomes a courtroom reckoning with prejudice, memory, and national trauma.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/319844

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Director: Ziad Doueiri
- Cast: Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Diamand Abou Abboud, Rita Hayek, Christine Choueiri, Talal Jurdi, Camille Salameh, Julia Kassar
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7048622/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, serious, politically charged, political film night, arthouse movie night

## Synopsis

A courtroom battle ignites a national conversation about identity and prejudice in modern Lebanon.

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