Ziad Doueiri’s (The Attack) Oscar-nominated legal drama explores festering historical, political and religious divisions in his native Lebanon.
"When Palestinian Muslim...
Ziad Doueiri’s (The Attack) Oscar-nominated legal drama explores festering historical, political and religious divisions in his native Lebanon.
"When Palestinian Muslim foreman Yasser installs a new drainpipe on Lebanese Christian Tony’s balcony without his permission, Tony’s dislike of Palestinians triggers what appears to be a minor disagreement. But insults are hurled, and the situation soon escalates out of control. What begins with a petty argument leads to a highly publicised trial that captivates a nation, and also gives a range of people an opportunity to settle old scores." (Sydney Film Festival)
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88 %1,127 reviewsAudience score rating
"As a study of inflammation in the body politic, "The Insult" is engaged and astute."
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Vulture
Vulture"The Insult fairly hurtles along, throwing not just Muslims against Christians, but also husbands against wives and fathers against daughters. Part of the film is a crackerjack courtroom drama. What's dull is the trajectory."
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Vulture"The tinderbox of Lebanese politics and identity sparks into a controlled conflagration in Ziad Doueiri's calculatedly explosive drama "The Insult.""
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Variety
Variety"There is something undeniably exhilarating about the film's honest assessment of the never-ending conflict between decency and cruelty that rages in every nation, neighbourhood and heart."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Director Ziad Doueiri's Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar nominee from Lebanon is a crackling legal thriller that boils down centuries of Middle Eastern conflict into one reckless insult - and lets the sparks fly."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"An engrossingly blunt instrument of a movie ..."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"This gorgeously shot and classily acted feature might be a reel too long but is nonetheless a fascinating piece of work ..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Insult | Details
- Runtime
- 112
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller
- Country of origin
- France, Cyprus, Belgium, Lebanon, USA
