Taxi Beirut

Taxi Beirut is a documentary film directed by Hady Zaccak, produced by Issam Dakroub that stars three average taxi drivers. It was released on October 8, 2011 BIFF, the Beirut International Film Festival. It was produced by the AlJazeera documentary channel. The movie follows a day in the life of three Lebanese taxi drivers working in the metropolitan city of Beirut. It features the taxis going around the Beirut area, picking up tourists and locals alike. The three taxi drivers are Beirut residents of different religious and cultural backgrounds and give the viewers a picture of the pros and cons of Lebanons diverse population. The movie includes Arabic, English and French dialogue. The movie has a 51 minute running time and is still circulating film festivals across Europe and the Middle East.

The film was shot on location in Beirut henceforth the name Taxi Beirut. Every taxi driver was working in circulated different areas of Beirut, accentuating the segregation of the certain quarters of Beirut. The Christian driver drove through parts of Achrafieh and Saifi. The Shiite driver drove through mostly Shiite neighborhoods and the Palestinian driver routed throughout Beirut from the very diverse undivided parts of Ras Beirut to the South around the Shatila and Mar Elias Palestinian refugee camps. The movie features wellknown parts of Beirut like Pigeon Rock and gives a unique overview of all aspects and sectors of the city.

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