Around the Pink House (Autour de la maison rose) 25 years old

One of the most popular Lebanese films of the late 1990s, Around the Pink House is a story that explores the changing urban landscape of Beirut after the Civil War. La maison rose (the pink house) is an old mansion in Beirut where the Nawfal family found shelter during the Civil War. Unfortunately for them, their immediate environment is rapidly changing, as many of the old shell-ridden buildings are being torn down and replaced by new construction projects. When Mattar, the owner of the pink house, decides to sell it to make room for a large commercial centre, the residents of the neighbourhood become divided between the shopkeepers and businessmen in favour of a different kind of modernity.

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Around the Pink House Cast

Name	Character
Fadi Abi Samra
Hassan Mrad
Antoine Balabane He was 49, now 74 years old

Around the Pink House Crew

Name	Department
Khalil Joreige as Director. He was 30 (now 55) years old	Directing
Khalil Joreige as Writer. He was 30 (now 55) years old	Writing
Edouard Mauriat as Producer.	Production
Pierre David as Director of Photography. He was 55 (now 80) years old	Camera
Joana Hadjithomas as Director. She was 30 (now 55) years old	Directing
Joana Hadjithomas as Writer. She was 30 (now 55) years old	Writing
Anne-Cécile Berthomeau as Producer.	Production