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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.
Original Release
05/15/1991
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hippolyte Girardot | Patrick Perrault |
| Rafik Ali Ahmad | Walid 'Chief' |
| Hussein Sbeity | Omar |
| Habib Hammoud | Ali 'Philippe' |
| Majdi Machmouchi | Moustapha |
| Hassan Farhat | Ahmed 'Frankenstein' |
| Hassan Zbib | Fadi |
| Nabila Zeitouni | Najat |
| Hamza Nasrallah | 'De Niro' |
| Sami Hawat | Hassan |
Directors
Writers
Maroun Bagdadi, Didier Decoin, Elias Khoury
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hippolyte Girardot | Patrick Perrault |
| Rafik Ali Ahmad | Walid 'Chief' |
| Hussein Sbeity | Omar |
| Habib Hammoud | Ali 'Philippe' |
| Majdi Machmouchi | Moustapha |
| Hassan Farhat | Ahmed 'Frankenstein' |
| Hassan Zbib | Fadi |
| Nabila Zeitouni | Najat |
| Hamza Nasrallah | 'De Niro' |
| Sami Hawat | Hassan |
| Sabrina Leurquin | Isabelle |
| Roger Assaf | Farid |
| Nidal Al-Askhar | Khaled's Mother |
| Fadi Abou Khalil | (as Fady Abou Khalil) |
| Ninar Esber | |
| Maher Kassar | |
| Phillipe Moyssan | |
| Paul Mattar | |
| Naji Assy | |
| Ali Ballout |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hugues Nonn | Executive Producer |
| Sung-lin Tsai | Executive Producer |
| Eric Dussart | Producer |
| Mario Gallo | Producer |
| Enzo Giulioli | Producer |
| Jacques Perrin | Producer |
| Fabienne Tsaï | Producer |
